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-oid
(gcide) | -oid \-oid\ (-oid) suff. [Gr. ?, fr. e'i^dos form, akin to ? to
see, and E. wit: cf. F. -o["i]de, L. -o["i]des.]
A suffix or combining form meaning like, resembling, in the
form of; as in anthropoid, asteroid, spheroid.
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-oid
(foldoc) | -oid
(from "android") A suffix used as in mainstream
English to indicate a poor imitation, a counterfeit, or some
otherwise slightly bogus resemblance. Hackers will happily
use it with all sorts of non-Greco/Latin stem words that
wouldn't keep company with it in mainstream English. For
example, "He's a nerdoid" means that he superficially
resembles a nerd but can't make the grade; a "modemoid"
might be a 300-baud modem (Real Modems run at 144000 or
up); a "computeroid" might be any bitty box.
"-oid" can also mean "resembling an android", which was once
confined to science-fiction fans and hackers. It too has
recently (in 1991) started to go mainstream (most notably in
the term "trendoid" for victims of terminal hipness). This is
probably traceable to the popularisation of the term droid
in "Star Wars" and its sequels.
Coinages in both forms have been common in science fiction for
at least fifty years, and hackers (who are often SF fans) have
probably been making "-oid" jargon for almost that long
(though GLS and ESR can personally confirm only that they
were already common in the mid-1970s).
[Jargon File]
(1999-07-10)
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-oid
(jargon) | -oid
suff.
[from Greek suffix -oid = in the image of]
1. Used as in mainstream slang English to indicate a poor imitation, a
counterfeit, or some otherwise slightly bogus resemblance. Hackers will
happily use it with all sorts of non-Greco/Latin stem words that wouldn't
keep company with it in mainstream English. For example, “He's a nerdoid”
means that he superficially resembles a nerd but can't make the grade; a
modemoid might be a 300-baud box (Real Modems run at 28.8 or up); a
computeroid might be any bitty box. The word keyboid could be used to
describe a chiclet keyboard, but would have to be written; spoken, it
would confuse the listener as to the speaker's city of origin.
2. More specifically, an indicator for ‘resembling an android’ which in the
past has been confined to science-fiction fans and hackers. It too has
recently (in 1991) started to go mainstream (most notably in the term
‘trendoid’ for victims of terminal hipness). This is probably traceable to
the popularization of the term droid in Star Wars and its sequels. (See
also windoid.)
Coinages in both forms have been common in science fiction for at least
fifty years, and hackers (who are often SF fans) have probably been making
‘-oid’ jargon for almost that long [though GLS and I can personally confirm
only that they were already common in the mid-1970s —ESR].
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oid
(vera) | OID
Object IDentifier (OSI)
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
asteroid
(mass) | asteroid
- asteroid |
avoid
(mass) | avoid
- vyhnúť sa |
centroid
(mass) | centroid
- ťažisko |
embroidered
(mass) | embroidered
- vyšívaný |
paranoid
(mass) | paranoid
- paranoidný, paranoik |
sinusoidal
(mass) | sinusoidal
- sínusoidný |
tabloid newspaper
(mass) | tabloid newspaper
- plátok |
void
(mass) | void
- neplatný, neúčinný, anulovaný, prázdny, vyprádznený,
anulovať, zrušiť, vyprádzniť |
voidance
(mass) | voidance
- zrušenie |
Acacia colletioides
(gcide) | Wait-a-while \Wait"-a-while`\, n.
(a) One of the Australian wattle trees ({Acacia
colletioides}), so called from the impenetrability of the
thicket which it makes.
(b) same as Wait-a-bit.
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Acalephoid
(gcide) | Acalephoid \Ac`ale"phoid\, a. [Acaleph + -oid.] (Zool.)
Belonging to or resembling the Acaleph[ae] or jellyfishes.
[1913 Webster] Acalycine |
acanthoid
(gcide) | acanthoid \acanthoid\ acanthous \acanthous\adj.
1. 1 shaped like a spine or thorn
Syn: spinous
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Acaroid
(gcide) | Acaroid \Ac"a*roid\, a. [NL., acarus a mite + -oid.] (Zool.)
Shaped like or resembling a mite.
[1913 Webster] Acarpellous |
Accentor rubeculoides
(gcide) | Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +
beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula),
having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock.
(b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having
the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
(c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as,
the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
(d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See Indian robin, below.
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Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic
saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola.
They are mostly black, usually with some white on the
wings.
Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird
(Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the
European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.)
(a) The European robin.
(b) The American robin.
(c) The American bluebird.
Robin snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
(b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
Sea robin. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called
also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European
gurnard.
(b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa),
native of India.
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Acer platanoides
(gcide) | Maple \Ma"ple\ (m[=a]"p'l), n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol;
akin to Icel. m["o]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G.
massholder.] (Bot.)
A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species.
Acer saccharinum is the rock maple, or sugar maple,
from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in
great quantities, by evaporation; the red maple or {swamp
maple} is Acer rubrum; the silver maple, {Acer
dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the {striped
maple}, Acer Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The
common maple of Europe is Acer campestre, the {sycamore
maple} is Acer Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is
Acer platanoides.
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Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.
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Bird's-eye maple, Curled maple, varieties of the wood of
the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is
produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.
Maple honey, Maple molasses, Maple syrup, or {Maple
sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.
Maple sugar, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple
by evaporation.
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Actinoid
(gcide) | Actinoid \Ac"tin*oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -oid.]
Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.
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Adenoid
(gcide) | Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, Adenoidal \Ad`e*noid"al\a.
Glandlike; glandular.
[1913 Webster]Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, n.
1. (Med.) Lymphoid tissue in the roof of the nasopharynx; --
often in the pl. --Stedman 25.
[AS]
2. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of adenoid[1]
tissue; -- usually in pl. --AS
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Adenoid \ Ad"e*noid\, adj.
1. (Med.) Of or relating to a gland.
[AS]
2. (Med.) Pertaining to adenoids[2]. --Merriam Webster
Medical Dictionary.
[AS] Adenoid |
Adenoidal
(gcide) | Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, Adenoidal \Ad`e*noid"al\a.
Glandlike; glandular.
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adenoidal pinched nasal
(gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power |
Agaricus phalloides
(gcide) | Amanita \Am`a*ni"ta\, n. [NL. See Amanitine.] (Bot.)
A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricace[ae],
characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white
spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are
frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn.
Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and
Agaricus phalloides is the death cup (or death cap).
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Ailuroidea
(gcide) | Ailuroidea \Ai`lu*roid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cat + -oid.]
(Zool.)
A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets,
and hyenas.
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Albuminoid
(gcide) | Albuminoid \Al*bu"mi*noid\, a. [L. albumen + -oid.] (Chem.)
Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic
principles (called also proteids) which form the main part
of organized tissues. --Brunton.
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Albuminoidal
(gcide) | Albuminoidal \Al*bu`mi*noid"al\, a. (Chem.)
Of the nature of an albuminoid.
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Alcyonoid
(gcide) | Alcyonoid \Al"cy*o*noid\ ([a^]l"s[i^]*[-o]*noid), a. [Gr.
'alkyo`nion + -oid.] (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria. -- n. A zo["o]phyte
of the order Alcyonaria.
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Algoid
(gcide) | Algoid \Al"goid\, a. [L. alga + -oid.]
Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.
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Aliethmoid
(gcide) | Aliethmoid \Al`i*eth"moid\, Aliethmoidal \Al`i*eth*moid"al\, a.
[L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
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Aliethmoidal
(gcide) | Aliethmoid \Al`i*eth"moid\, Aliethmoidal \Al`i*eth*moid"al\, a.
[L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
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Alisphenoid
(gcide) | Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, Alisphenoidal \Al`i*sphe*noid"al\,
a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating
to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is
often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone;
alisphenoid canal.
[1913 Webster]Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.)
The alisphenoid bone.
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Alisphenoidal
(gcide) | Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, Alisphenoidal \Al`i*sphe*noid"al\,
a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating
to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is
often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone;
alisphenoid canal.
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Alkaloid
(gcide) | Alkaloid \Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), Alkaloidal
\Al`ka*loid"al\ ([a^]l`k[.a]*loid"al), a. [Alkali + -oid: cf. F.
alcalo["i]de.]
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
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2. of or pertaining to alkaloids.
[WordNet 1.5]Alkaloid \Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), n. (Chem.)
An organic base, especially one of a class of
nitrogen-containing substances occurring ready formed in the
tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.
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Note: Alkaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen,
and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many
of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and
narcotine are alkaloids found in opium.
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Alkaloidal
(gcide) | Alkaloid \Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), Alkaloidal
\Al`ka*loid"al\ ([a^]l`k[.a]*loid"al), a. [Alkali + -oid: cf. F.
alcalo["i]de.]
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
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2. of or pertaining to alkaloids.
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Allantoid
(gcide) | Allantoid \Al*lan"toid\, Allantoidal \Al`lan*toid"al\, a. [Gr. ?
shaped like a sausage; ? sausage + e'i^dos form.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the allantois.
[1913 Webster]Allantois \Al*lan"to*is\, Allantoid \Al*lan"toid\, ] n.. (Anat.)
A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and
reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the
parent; the urinary vesicle.
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Allantoidal
(gcide) | Allantoid \Al*lan"toid\, Allantoidal \Al`lan*toid"al\, a. [Gr. ?
shaped like a sausage; ? sausage + e'i^dos form.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the allantois.
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Allantoidea
(gcide) | Allantoidea \Al`lan*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an
allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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Alternanthera polygonoides
(gcide) | Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Burstwort.
(b) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides)
somewhat resembling burstwort.
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ameboid
(gcide) | ameboid \ameboid\ adj.
Resembling an amoeba especially in the shape or manner of
motion
Syn: amoeboid
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Amianthoid
(gcide) | Amianthoid \Am`i*an"thoid\, a. [Amianthus + -oid: cf. F.
amianto["i]de.]
Resembling amianthus.
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Amioid
(gcide) | Amioid \Am"i*oid\, a. (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the Amioidei. -- n. One of the
Amioidei.
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Amioidei
(gcide) | Amioidei \Am`i*oi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Amia + -oid.] (Zool.)
An order of ganoid fishes of which Amia is the type. See
Bowfin and Ganoidei.
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Ammonitoidea
(gcide) | Ammonitoidea \Am*mon`i*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Ammonite +
-oid.] (Zool.)
An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant
in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite.
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ammonoid
(gcide) | ammonoid \ammonoid\ n.
1. one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct
mollusks; same as ammonite.
Syn: ammonite
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Amoeboid
(gcide) | Amoebiform \A*m[oe]"bi*form\, Amoeboid \A*m[oe]"boid\, a.
[Am[oe]ba + -form or -oid.] (Biol.)
Resembling an am[oe]ba; am[oe]ba-shaped; changing in shape
like an am[oe]ba.
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Am[oe]boid movement, movement produced, as in the am[oe]ba,
by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.
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Amoeboid movement
(gcide) | Amoebiform \A*m[oe]"bi*form\, Amoeboid \A*m[oe]"boid\, a.
[Am[oe]ba + -form or -oid.] (Biol.)
Resembling an am[oe]ba; am[oe]ba-shaped; changing in shape
like an am[oe]ba.
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Am[oe]boid movement, movement produced, as in the am[oe]ba,
by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.
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Amphisbaenoid
(gcide) | Amphisbaenoid \Am`phis*b[ae]"noid\, a. [NL., fr. L. amphisbaena
+ -oid.] (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb[ae]na.
[1913 Webster] Amphiscii |
Amygdaloid
(gcide) | Amygdaloid \A*myg"da*loid\, n. [Gr. ? almond + -oid: cf. F.
amygdalo["i]de.] (Min.)
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small
cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes
of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the
zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed
by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
[1913 Webster] AmygdaloidAmygdaloid \A*myg"da*loid\, Amygdaloidal \A*myg`da*loid"al\, a.
1. Almond-shaped.
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2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock
amygdaloid.
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Amygdaloidal
(gcide) | Amygdaloid \A*myg"da*loid\, Amygdaloidal \A*myg`da*loid"al\, a.
1. Almond-shaped.
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2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock
amygdaloid.
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amyloid
(gcide) | amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), Amyloidal \Am`y*loid"al\
([a^]m`[i^]*loid"al), a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. --AS
Syn: starchlike, amylaceous
[1913 Webster]amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), n.
1. A starchlike substance.
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2. (Med.) Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins
deposited in the organs under some pathological
conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of
linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron
microscope. --Stedman 25
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Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; --
called also waxy degeneration or {lardaceous
degeneration}.
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amyloid degeneration
(gcide) | amyloidosis \am`y*loi*do"sis\ ([a^]m`[i^]*loi*d[=o]"s[i^]s), 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]amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), n.
1. A starchlike substance.
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2. (Med.) Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins
deposited in the organs under some pathological
conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of
linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron
microscope. --Stedman 25
[1913 Webster + AS]
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; --
called also waxy degeneration or {lardaceous
degeneration}.
[1913 Webster + AS]Degeneration \De*gen`er*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
d['e]g['e]n['e]ration.]
1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having
become worse; decline; degradation; debasement;
degeneracy; deterioration.
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Our degeneration and apostasy. --Bates.
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2. (Physiol.) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which
its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a
substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure;
as, fatty degeneration of the liver.
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3. (Biol.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of
any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or
organs; hereditary degradation of type.
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4. The thing degenerated. [R.]
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Cockle, aracus, . . . and other degenerations. --Sir
T. Browne.
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Amyloid degeneration, Caseous degeneration, etc. See
under Amyloid, Caseous, etc.
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Amyloid degeneration
(gcide) | amyloidosis \am`y*loi*do"sis\ ([a^]m`[i^]*loi*d[=o]"s[i^]s), 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]amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), n.
1. A starchlike substance.
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2. (Med.) Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins
deposited in the organs under some pathological
conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of
linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron
microscope. --Stedman 25
[1913 Webster + AS]
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; --
called also waxy degeneration or {lardaceous
degeneration}.
[1913 Webster + AS]Degeneration \De*gen`er*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
d['e]g['e]n['e]ration.]
1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having
become worse; decline; degradation; debasement;
degeneracy; deterioration.
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Our degeneration and apostasy. --Bates.
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2. (Physiol.) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which
its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a
substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure;
as, fatty degeneration of the liver.
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3. (Biol.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of
any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or
organs; hereditary degradation of type.
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4. The thing degenerated. [R.]
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Cockle, aracus, . . . and other degenerations. --Sir
T. Browne.
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Amyloid degeneration, Caseous degeneration, etc. See
under Amyloid, Caseous, etc.
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Amyloidal
(gcide) | amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), Amyloidal \Am`y*loid"al\
([a^]m`[i^]*loid"al), a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. --AS
Syn: starchlike, amylaceous
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amyloidosis
(gcide) | amyloidosis \am`y*loi*do"sis\ ([a^]m`[i^]*loi*d[=o]"s[i^]s), 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.
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Anabolic steroid
(gcide) | Anabolic steroid \An`a*bol"ic ster"oid\, n. (Physiol., Chem.)
any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of
testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and
strength. The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by
athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their
performance in competition. They have serious side effects,
and the use of such compounds has been banned by many
athletic regulatory committees.
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Anallantoidea
(gcide) | Anallantoidea \An`al*lan*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [Gr. 'an priv. + E.
allantoidea.] (Zool.)
The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is
developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms.
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Ancistroid
(gcide) | Ancistroid \An*cis"troid\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a hook + ? shape.]
Hook-shaped.
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Anconoid
(gcide) | Anconoid \An"co*noid\, a.
Elbowlike; anconal.
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Android
(gcide) | Android \An"droid\, a.
Resembling a man.
[1913 Webster]Android \An"droid\ ([a^]n"droid), Androides \An*droi"des\
([a^]n*droi"d[=e]z), n. [Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form;
'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos form.]
A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.
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Androides
(gcide) | Android \An"droid\ ([a^]n"droid), Androides \An*droi"des\
([a^]n*droi"d[=e]z), n. [Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form;
'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos form.]
A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.
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Aneroid
(gcide) | Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist +
-oid: cf. F. an['e]ro["i]de.]
Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.
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Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends
on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic
top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the
air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of
pressure.
[1913 Webster]aneroid \an"e*roid\, n.
An aneroid barometer.
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aneroid
(gcide) | Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist +
-oid: cf. F. an['e]ro["i]de.]
Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.
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Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends
on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic
top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the
air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of
pressure.
[1913 Webster]aneroid \an"e*roid\, n.
An aneroid barometer.
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Aneroid barometer
(gcide) | Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist +
-oid: cf. F. an['e]ro["i]de.]
Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.
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Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends
on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic
top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the
air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of
pressure.
[1913 Webster]Barometer \Ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -meter: cf. F.
barom[`e]tre.]
An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the
atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of
weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.
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Note: The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence
about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling
a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with
mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury.
The column of mercury in the tube descends until
balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise
or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the
change in the atmospheric pressure. At the sea level
its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760
millimeters). See Sympiesometer. --Nichol.
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Aneroid barometer. See Aneroid barometer, under
Aneroid.
Marine barometer, a barometer with tube contracted at
bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and
suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard.
Mountain barometer, a portable mercurial barometer with
tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights.
Siphon barometer, a barometer having a tube bent like a
hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of
the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the
atmosphere.
Wheel barometer, a barometer with recurved tube, and a
float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an
index.
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Anneloid
(gcide) | Anneloid \An"ne*loid\, n. [F. annel['e] ringed + -oid.] (Zool.)
An animal resembling an annelid.
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Annuloid
(gcide) | Annuloid \An"nu*loid\, a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.
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Annuloida
(gcide) | Annuloida \An`nu*loid"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. annulus ring +
-oid.] (Zool.)
A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and
allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths
and echinoderms. [Written also Annuloidea.]
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Annuloidea
(gcide) | Annuloida \An`nu*loid"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. annulus ring +
-oid.] (Zool.)
A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and
allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths
and echinoderms. [Written also Annuloidea.]
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Antheroid
(gcide) | Antheroid \An"ther*oid\, a. [Anther + -oid.]
Resembling an anther.
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antherozoid
(gcide) | Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos
form.] (Biol.)
The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential
element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like
particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it
is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is
that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate
threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In
plants the more usual term is antherozoid.
[1913 Webster]Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\,
n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.)
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia
of cryptogams.
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