(n) a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged, Syn. Leboyer method

phlebodium

(n) chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori, Syn. genus Phlebodium

phlebothrombosis

(n) thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood, Syn. venous thrombosis

phlebotomist

(n) someone who practices phlebotomy

phlebotomus

(n) small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths, Syn. genus Phlebotomus

red helleborine

(n) orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers, Syn. Cephalanthera rubra

shuffleboard

(n) a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface, Syn. shovelboard

stinking hellebore

(n) digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally, Syn. setterwort, Helleborus foetidus, bear's foot

whaleboat

(n) a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas

whalebone

(n) a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets, Syn. baleen

white hellebore

(n) North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally, Syn. bugbane, Indian poke, Veratrum viride, American hellebore

baleen whale

(n) whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water, Syn. whalebone whale

bleed

(v) draw blood, Syn. phlebotomize, phlebotomise, leech, Example:In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment

christmas rose

(n) European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers, Syn. black hellebore, winter rose, Helleborus niger

crotalaria

(n) any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops, Syn. rattlebox

golden polypody

(n) tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium, Syn. Phlebodium aureum, rabbit's-foot fern, serpent fern, Polypodium aureum

jacks

(n) a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball, Syn. knucklebones, jackstones

lenten rose

(n) slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green, Syn. black hellebore, Helleborus orientalis

pommel

(n) handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle, Syn. saddlebow

rattlesnake plantain

(n) any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme, Syn. helleborine

sand fly

(n) any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis, Syn. sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasii

sandfly fever

(n) a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii, Syn. pappataci fever, phlebotomus

stableman

(n) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses, Syn. groom, hostler, ostler, stableboy

stream orchid

(n) orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf, Syn. chatterbox, giant helleborine, Epipactis gigantea

venesection

(n) surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis, Syn. phlebotomy

venogram

(n) an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium, Syn. phlebogram

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Candlebomb

n. 1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ellebore

n. Hellebore. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Elleborin

n. See Helleborin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glebosity

n. The quality of being glebous. [ R. ]

Gleby

{ } a. [ Cf. L. glaebosus cloddy. ] Pertaining to the glebe; turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful. “Gleby land.” Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hellebore

n. [ L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; cf. F. hellébore, ellébore. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. Helleborus niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. Helleborus officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially Veratrum album and Veratrum viride, both called white hellebore. [ 1913 Webster ]

Helleborein

n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Helleborin

n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Helleborism

n. The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Needlebook

n. A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are stuck. [ 1913 Webster ]

paddle box

n. 1. a wooden covering for the upper part of the paddle wheel of a steam vessel. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Phlebogram

n. [ Gr. fle`ps, flebo`s + -gram. ] (Physiol.) A tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Phlebolith

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a vein + -lite, -lith. ] (Med.) A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Phlebology

n. [ Gr. fle`ps, flebo`s, a vein + -logy. ] A branch of anatomy which treats of the veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Phlebotomist

n. [ Cf. F. phlébotomiste. ] (Med.) One who practiced phlebotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Phlebotomize

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Phlebotomized p. pr. & vb. n. Phlebotomizing ] [ Cf. F. phlébotomiser. ] To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [ R. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

phlebotomus

n. 1. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii.
Syn. -- sandfly fever, pappataci fever. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. [ Capitalized ] A genus of small blood-sucking mothlike sand flies.
Syn. -- genus Phlebotomus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Phlebotomy

n. [ L. phlebotomia, Gr. flebotomi`a; fle`ps, flebo`s, a vein + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. phlébotomie. Cf. Fleam. ] (Med.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rattlebox

n. 1. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod. (b) Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods. [ 1913 Webster ]

Saddlebow

n. [ AS. sadelboga. ] The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scaleboard

n. [ 3d scale + board. ] 1. (Print.) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page. [ Obs. ] Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scaleboard plane, a plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shuffleboard

n. See Shovelboard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stableman

{ } n. A boy or man who attends in a stable; a groom; a hostler. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tablebook

n. A tablet; a notebook. [ 1913 Webster ]

Put into your tablebook whatever you judge worthy. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whaleboat

n. (Naut.) A long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whalebone

n. A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Whalebone is chiefly obtained from the bowhead, or Greenland, whale, the Biscay whale, and the Antarctic, or southern, whale. It is prepared for manufacture by being softened by boiling, and dyed black. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whettlebones

n. pl. The vertebrae of the back. [ Prov. Eng. ] Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

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