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

‖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. (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. [ L. caliginosus dark. See Caligation. ] Darkness. [ R. ] G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. carnosité. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Med.) A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Consciences ] overgrown with so hard a carnosity. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger than capers; yet commended they are for their carnosity. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Hairiness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. [ See Cyanic. ] (Min.) Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol, under Blue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act or process of identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon.
Syn. -- diagnosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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. [ Cf. F. fuliginosité. ] The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Geognosy. ] Knowledge of the earth. [ R. ] G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. glutinosité . ] The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis. ] (Metaph.) The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &unr_;, &unr_;, strength, fiber.] (Med.) A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; under + &unr_;, &unr_; strength, fiber. ] (Med.) A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; sleep. ] 1. (Med.) Supervention of sleep. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The condition of being hypnotized or the process of hypnotizing a person; hypnotism{ 1 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Chem.) A ribonucleoside (C10H12N4O5) found in meat and meat extracts, differing from adenosine in having a hydroxyl rather than an amine attached to the purine ring. It may be prepared from adenosine by the enzyme adenosine deaminase, or by chemical deamination, as with nitrous acid. It participates in some cellular functions, but is not one of the normal nucleoside components of RNA. [ PJC ]

a. [ From Inosite. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, inosite; as, inosinic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, strength, muscle. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as inositol. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, strength, muscle. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance (C6H12O6) with a sweet taste, widely distributed in certain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in the muscles of the heart and lungs, and also in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts, etc. Although isomeric with dextrose, it has no carbonyl (aldehyde or ketone) group, and is therefore not a carbohydrate, but a derivative of cyclohexane. Called also inosite, cyclohexitol, cyclohexanehexol, hexahydroxycyclohexane and phaseomannite. There are nine possible steroisomers, not all of which are found naturally. The predominate natural form is cis-1, 2, 3, 5-trans-4, 6-cyclohexanehexol, also called myo-inositol. The naturally occurring phytic acid in plants is the hexaphosphate of inositol, from which inositol may be manufactured; phytin is the calcium-magnesium salt of phytic acid. It is also a component of phosphatidylinositol. MI11 [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a nut, kernel + &unr_; a being straitened. ] (Biol.) Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the cell); -- in opposition to karyokinesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being libidinous; libidinousness. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖[ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a growing black, fr. me`las, me`lanos, black. ] (Med.) The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon a drug + gnw^sis a knowing. ] That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; -- usually called pharmacognosy, and also pharmacography, and pharmacomathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Phrenic. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A cerebroside, related to cerebrin, present in white matter of the brain.
Syn. -- cerebron. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. pro`gnosis, fr. progignw`skein to know beforehand; pro` before + gignw`skein to know. See Know. ] (Med.) The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being spiny or thorny; spininess. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ste`gnwsis. See Stegnotic. ] (Med.) Constipation; also, constriction of the vessels or ducts. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. steno`s narrow. ] (Med.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. te`nwn tendon + -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of a tendon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL. See Trichina. ] (Med.) The disease produced by the presence of trichinae in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being venous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. vinositas: cf. F. vinosité. ] The quality or state of being vinous. [ 1913 Webster ]