a. Academic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member of an academy, university, or college. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL. See Acetone; Hæma-. ] (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by the presence of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the blood, as in diabetes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of Central and South American feather palms.
Syn. -- genus Acrocomia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. acromial. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the acromion. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. adynamia, fr. Gr. 'adynami`a lack of strength; 'a priv + dy`namis power, strength. ] (Med.) Considerable debility of the vital powers; asthenia. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

2. Specifically: (Med) Absence of motor power or force. [ AS ]

n. A native or resident of Alabama.
Syn. -- Alabaman [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL., fr. E. albumin. ] (Med.) The level of albumin in the blood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of tunny. ] (Zool.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every excellency is a degree of amiability. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability. ] 1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Done out of love. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amiable; amiability. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an amiable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Amianthus. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Amianthus + -form. ] Resembling amianthus in form. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Amianthus + -oid: cf. F. amiantoïde. ] Resembling amianthus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. amiantus, Gr. &unr_; &unr_; (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; 'a priv. + &unr_; to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility. ] (Min.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ a. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimi`a; 'an priv. + a'i^ma blood. ] (Med.) A morbid condition in which number of the red blood cells or concentration of hemoglobin decreases below that of normal. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖ n. [ NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes. ] (Med.) A disease caused by the hookworm parasites of the genus Ancylostoma (especially Ancylostoma duodenale), and Necator americanus. Typically, infection in humans occurs in the small intestine. In the small intestine they suck the blood from the wall and, when present in large numbers, produce a severe anaemia. Called also miner's anaemia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia, Egyptian chlorosis. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; irregular; 'a priv. + no`mos law. ] (Zool.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'osmh` smell. ] (Med.) Loss of the sense of smell. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL.; Gr. 'an priv. + oxygen + Gr. a'i^ma blood. ] (Med.) A former term used to refer to an abnormal condition due to deficient oxygenation of the arterial blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness; now the term is replaced by the term hypoxemia. -- An`ox*ae"mic, An`ox*e"mic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

a. [ See Antimony. ] Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535. Mosheim. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The tenets or practice of Antinomians. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; voice. ] (Med.) Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ from aplasia{ 2 }. ] (Med.) an anemia characterized by substantial reduction or cessation of production of red blood cells and hemoglobin by the bone marrow. Stedman
Syn. -- Ehrlich's anemia; anemia gravis. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'A`rtemis, a Greek goddess. ] (Zool.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; sign. ] (Med.) Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. & OF. astronomien. See Astronomy. ] An astrologer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; vapor + &unr_; medical treatment, healing. ] Treatment of disease by vapors or gases, as by inhalation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖ n. [ NL. See Auto-, and Toxæmia. ] (Physiol.) Self-intoxication. See Auto-intoxication. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Med.) the accumulation of an abnormally large amount of nitrogen-containing waste products, such as urea, in the blood; uremia. [ PJC ]

n. The presence of bacteria in the blood.
Syn. -- bacteriemia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as bacteremia. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F. binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. &unr_; distribution ?). Cf. Monomial. ] (Alg.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Binomial theorem (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A country of central Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See Bohemian, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

She knew every one who was any one in the land of Bohemia. Compton Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or “Bohemian” (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five and thirty. Blackw. Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and customs nowadays. W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bohemian chatterer, or
Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the waxwing. --
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native of Bohemia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In this sense from the French bohémien, a gypsy; also, a person of irregular habits. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and mother, who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie. ] 1. (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a disordered eating habit characterized by occasional episodes of excessive eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or abuse of laxatives, to avoid gaining weight; it is often accompanied by feelings of guilt; -- called also bulimia nervosa and binge-purge syndrome. It is observed mainly in young women of normal weight. [ PJC ]

{ ‖‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kako`s bad+ a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. [1913 Webster]

‖ ‖/mhw>, n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bad + &unr_; blood. ] (Med.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. -- Ca*chæ"mic, Ca*che"mic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. cacochymia, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;; kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; juice: cf. F. cacochymie. ] (Med.) A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp. of the blood. -- Cac`o*chym"ic Cac`o*chym"ic*al a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kako`s bad + &unr_; mouth. ] (Med.) Diseased or gangrenous condition of the mouth. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. cadmia calamine, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Calamine. ] (Min.) An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ R. ] See Cadmean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. cholh` bile + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent upon the presence of the constituents of the bile in the blood. [1913 Webster]