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n. [ NL. ] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by Actinomyces israeli or Arachnia propionica in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. In cattle it is called also lumpy jaw or big jaw. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

‖n. [ NL.; adeno- + sclerosis. ] (Med.) The hardening of a gland. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ NL., fr. E. albumin. ] (Med.) A condition of excessively high blood albumin level. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

n. 1. abnormally high alkalinity in the blood and other body fluids. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim. ] (Med.) A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the “drop serene” of Milton. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis [ AS ]

‖n. [ NL. See A- not, and Mitosis. ] (Biol.) Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; a joining, &unr_; a joint. ] (Anat.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A disorder characterized by deposit of extracellular amyloid{ 2 } in organs or tissues in an amount that interferes with normal function of the affected organ; it is often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma. Called also amyloid degeneration waxy degeneration and lardaceous degeneration. [ WordNet 1.5 + AS ]

n. 1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, to communicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to make common, &unr_; common. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to double, &unr_;, &unr_;, twofold, double. ] (Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, “He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.” [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form anew; &unr_; again + &unr_; to form; morfh` form. ] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Med.) A filling up; restoring a defective part; especially, promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers. [ AS ]

2. (Med) The process of restoring the depleted cellular metabolic intermediate pools; most commonly used to refer to the restoration of the citric acid cycle intermediates pool. [ AS ]

‖n.; pl. Anastomoses [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; opening, fr. &unr_; to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; &unr_; + &unr_; mouth: cf. F. anastomose. ] (Anat. & Bot.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'agky`lwsis, fr. 'agkyloy^n to crook, stiffen, fr. 'agky`los crooked: cf. F. ankylose. ] 1. (Med.) The process of formation of a stiff joint; also, the abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint which has become stiff. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

2. (Anat.) The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; wind. ] A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL.; angio- + neurosis. ] (Med.) Angioneuropathy{ 1 }. The term angioneuropathy is now used more frequently than angioneurosis. -- An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]

‖n. Same as Anchylosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Anthrax. ] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis. See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Transformation into the form of a human being. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'anti` against + &unr_; a falling, a case, &unr_; to fall. ] (Gram.) The putting of one case for another. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to give back; &unr_; from, back again + &unr_; to give. ] (Gram.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, ” the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Aponeuroses [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to pass into a tendon; &unr_; from + &unr_; to strain the sinews, &unr_; sinew, tendon, nerve. ] (Anat.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Apotheoses [ L., fr. Gr. 'apoqe`wsis, fr. 'apoqewy^n to deify; 'apo` from + qewy^n to deify, qeo`s a god. ] 1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, “the gods;” deification. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Glorification; exaltation. “The apotheosis of chivalry.” Prescott. “The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.” F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pref. arche- = archi- + Gr. bi`wsis, bi`os, life. ] The origination of living matter from non-living. See Abiogenesis. Bastian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'arthri`a + -logy. ] (Med.) a form of arteriosclerosis which affects predominantly the arterioles, found especially in people with chronic hypertension. Stedman [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_; artery + sclerosis. ] (Med.) a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age. Subtypes are distinguished, such as arteriolosclerosis and atherosclerosis. -- Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. 'a`rqron joint. ] (Anat.) Articulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -logy. ] (Med.) a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by irregular fatty deposits on the inner surface of large and medium-sized arteries; the deposits are associated with fibrosis and calcification of the inner layer of the arteries. Similar conditions may be found in swine and fowl. The deposits may become large enough to impede the blood circulation and in some cases may restrict the blood supply to the heart. Stedman [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; not fixed; 'a priv. + &unr_; to set. ] (Med.) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) the inability to estimate the weight of an object. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; life + &unr_; investigation. ] (Biol.) The investigation of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several fungal infections caused by blastomycetes; they are characterized by inflammatory lesions of skin and mucous membranes or internal organs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kardi`a heart + sclerosis. ] Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle. [ Obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a swelling of the cornea resembling a cockleshell, fr. &unr_; a gaping, hence a cockleshell. ] (Med.) Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea. -- Che*mot"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Chemical + osmosis. ] Chemical action taking place through an intervening membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. chlwro`s light green: cf. F. chlorose. ] 1. (Med.) The green sickness; an anæmic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; color + &unr_; sweat. ] (Med.) Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. cilium eyelid. ] (Med.) A spasmodic trembling of the upper eyelid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; orange-colored: cf. F. cirrhose. So called from the yellowish appearance which the diseased liver often presents when cut. ] (Med.) A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a disease of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Med.) any of a group of infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites (coccidia) of the order Coccidia, which infect the intestines of birds, dogs, and other vertebrates. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. the blockage of the coronary artery of the heart by a thrombus. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL. See Cyanic. ] (Med.) A condition in which, from insufficient aëration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ky`klwsis circulation, from kykloy^n. See Cyclone. ] (Bot.) The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetable cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; skin + &unr_; bone. ] (Physiol.) Ossification of the dermis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Diagnoses [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to distinguish; dia` through, asunder + &unr_; to know. See Know. ] 1. (Med.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; also, the decision arrived at. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, the act or process of identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon, especially the abnormal behavior of an animal or artifactual device; as, diagnosis of a vibration in an automobile; diagnosis of the failure of a sales campaign; diagnosis of a computer malfunction. [ PJC ]

3. Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning, motives and character. [ 1913 Webster ]

The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of men's minds, and the love of epigram. Compton Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]

My diagnosis of his character proved correct. J. Payn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Differential diagnosis (Med.), the determination of the distinguishing characteristics as between two similar diseases or conditions. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to joint, articulate; dia` through, asunder + &unr_; to fasten by a joint, 'a`rqron joint. ] (Anat.) A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation. See Articulation. [ 1913 Webster ]