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

n. [ Aëro- + siderite. ] (Meteor.) A mass of meteoric iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. [ L. ambrosia, Gr. 'ambrosi`a, properly fem. of 'ambro`sios, fr. 'a`mbrotos immortal, divine; 'a priv. + broto`s mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). broto`s stands for mroto`s, akin to Skr. m&rsdot_;ita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal. ] 1. (Myth.) (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. (b) An unguent of the gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidae believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Zool.) A bark beetle that makes and feeds on ambrosia{ 4 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. [ L. ambrosiacus: cf. F. ambrosiaque. ] Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. [ R. ]“Ambrosiac odors.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. 1 in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds.
Syn. -- family Ambrosiaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. ambrosius, Gr. 'ambro`sios. ] 1. Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious. “Ambrosial food.” “Ambrosial fragrance.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Divinely excellent or beautiful. “Shakes his ambrosial curls.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully. “Smelt ambrosially.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ambrosial. [ R. ] . Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ambrosian chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. Ambrosinus nummus. ] An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amorous; lovingness. [ R. ] Galt. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. 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. [ 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.; 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. [ L. arrodere, arrosum, to gnaw: cf. F. arrosion. ] A gnawing. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 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. [ Boron + silicate. ] (Chem.) A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. [ L. cera wax. ] (Chem.) A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane, and crystallizing in delicate white laminæ. [ 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. Corrodibility. “Corrosibility . . . answers corrosiveness.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Corrodible. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being corrosible. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. corrosio: cf. F. corrosion. See Corrode. ] The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of corrosion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrosion is a particular species of dissolution of bodies, either by an acid or a saline menstruum. John Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. corrosif. ] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. “Corrosive liquors.” Grew. “Corrosive famine.” Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the quality of fretting or vexing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Care is no cure, but corrosive. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrosive sublimate (Chem.), mercuric chloride, HgCl2; so called because obtained by sublimation, and because of its harsh irritating action on the body tissue. Usually it is in the form of a heavy, transparent, crystalline substance, easily soluble, and of an acrid, burning taste. It is a virulent poison, a powerful antiseptic, and an excellent antisyphilitic; called also mercuric bichloride. It is to be carefully distinguished from calomel, the mild chloride of mercury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Corrosives ] act either directly, by chemically destroying the part, or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which has the power of fretting or irritating. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives. Hooker.

-- Cor*ro"sive*ly, adv. -- Cor*ro"sive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. rocer, croser, croyser, fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL. crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F. croc hook; akin to E. crook. ] The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of regular form. Skeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bearing a crosier. [ 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 ]

n. (Chem., Med.) a chemical substance consisting of tyrosine with two hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring replaced by iodine atoms. The isomer 3, 5-diiodotyrosine is an inhibitor of thyroid function. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. dyspro`sitos hard to get at. ] (Chem.) An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy; at. wt., 162.5. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; in + &unr_; to burn. ] A general fire; a conflagration. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; jointed; &unr_; in + &unr_; joint. ] (Anat.) A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. erosio. See Erode. ] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. a gradual reduction or lessening as if by an erosive force; as, erosion of political support due to scandal; erosion of buying power by inflation. [ fig. ] [ PJC ]

a. That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive. Humble. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'eryqro`s red. ] (Chem.) (a) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. (b) A red dyestuff obtained from fluoresceïn by the action of iodine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. generositas: cf. F. générosité. ] 1. Noble birth. [ Obs. ] Harris (Voyages). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Liberality in giving; munificence.

Syn. -- Magnanimity; liberality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The accumulation of abnormal amounts of hemosiderin in the tisssues. Several causes have been recognized. Stedman. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; alteration, fr. &unr_; other, different. ] (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: “What is life to such as me?” Aytoun. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Written also, but incorrectly, idrosis. ] [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to sweat, &unr_; sweat. ] 1. (Physiol.) Excretion of sweat; perspiration. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL. See Hydro-, 1, and Arthrosis. ] (Med.) An effusion of watery liquid into the cavity of a joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., Gr. "y`dwr water + &unr_; a kidney.] (Med.) An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Perf. im- not + porosity: cf. F. imporosité. ] The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity; compactness. “The . . . imporosity betwixt the tangible parts.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]