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coma
(mass) | coma
- čiarka |
coma
(encz) | coma,koma n: Zdeněk Brož |
Coma
(gcide) | Coma \Co"ma\ (k[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kw^ma lethargy, fr.
koima^n to put to sleep. See Cemetery.]
A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult
or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus.
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Coma
(gcide) | Coma \Co"ma\, n. [L., hair, fr. Gr. ko`mh.]
1. (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering,
which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.
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2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches
forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when
empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a
tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
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Coma Berenices[L.] (Astron.), a small constellation north
of Virgo; -- called also Berenice's Hair.
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coma
(gcide) | Envelope \En"vel*ope\ (?; 277), Envelop \En*vel"op\ (?; 277), n.
[F. enveloppe.]
1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a
wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of
a document, as of a letter.
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2. (Astron.) The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of
a comet; -- called also coma.
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3. (Fort.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet
or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch
and sometimes beyond it. --Wilhelm.
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4. (Geom.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member
of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position
of the members of the system being allowed to vary
according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the
envelope of its tangents.
4. A set of limits for the performance capabilities of some
type of machine, originally used to refer to aircraft; --
it is often described graphically as a two-dimensional
graph of a function showing the maximum of one performance
variable as a function of another. Now it is also used
metaphorically to refer to capabilities of any system in
general, including human organizations, esp. in the phrase
push the envelope. It is used to refer to the maximum
performance available at the current state of the
technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in
general, not a specific machine.
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push the envelope to increase the capability of some type
of machine or system; -- usually by technological
development.
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coma
(wn) | coma
n 1: a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness;
usually the result of disease or injury [syn: coma,
comatoseness]
2: (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the
pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
3: (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the
frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the
sun and is warmed |
coma
(vera) | COMA
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coma
(mass) | coma
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carcinosarcoma
(encz) | carcinosarcoma, n: |
chondrosarcoma
(encz) | chondrosarcoma, n: |
chronic glaucoma
(encz) | chronic glaucoma, n: |
coma
(encz) | coma,koma n: Zdeněk Brož |
coma berenices
(encz) | Coma Berenices, |
comaker
(encz) | comaker, |
comal
(encz) | comal, adj: |
comanche
(encz) | Comanche,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
comate
(encz) | comate, adj: |
comatose
(encz) | comatose,komatózní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
comatoseness
(encz) | comatoseness, n: |
comatulid
(encz) | comatulid, n: |
decalcomania
(encz) | decalcomania, n: |
diabetic coma
(encz) | diabetic coma, n: |
ekonotechnical comasation
(encz) | ekonotechnical comasation,hospodářskotechnická úprava
pozemků [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
embryonal carcinosarcoma
(encz) | embryonal carcinosarcoma, n: |
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
(encz) | embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, n: |
embryonal rhabdosarcoma
(encz) | embryonal rhabdosarcoma, n: |
glaucoma
(encz) | glaucoma,glaukom n: Ondřej Šedaglaucoma,zelený zákal Jaroslav Šedivý |
gynecomastia
(encz) | gynecomastia, n: |
hepatic coma
(encz) | hepatic coma, n: |
leiomyosarcoma
(encz) | leiomyosarcoma, n: |
leucoma
(encz) | leucoma, n: |
liposarcoma
(encz) | liposarcoma,liposarkom Zdeněk Brož |
myosarcoma
(encz) | myosarcoma, n: |
neurosarcoma
(encz) | neurosarcoma, n: |
open-angle glaucoma
(encz) | open-angle glaucoma, n: |
osteogenic sarcoma
(encz) | osteogenic sarcoma, n: |
osteosarcoma
(encz) | osteosarcoma, n: |
pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma
(encz) | pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma, n: |
pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma
(encz) | pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma, n: |
rhabdomyosarcoma
(encz) | rhabdomyosarcoma, n: |
rhabdosarcoma
(encz) | rhabdosarcoma, n: |
sarcoma
(encz) | sarcoma,sarkom n: Zdeněk Brož |
sarcomata
(encz) | sarcomata, |
semicoma
(encz) | semicoma, n: |
semicomatose
(encz) | semicomatose, adj: |
tacoma
(encz) | Tacoma,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
turcoman
(encz) | Turcoman, |
Anthracomancy
(gcide) | Anthracomancy \An"thra*co*man`cy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrax, 'a`nqrakos,
coal + -mancy.]
Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
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Aphelocoma Californica
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Aphelocoma Floridana
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Ardea comata
(gcide) | Squacco \Squac"co\ (skw[a^]k"k[-o]), n.; pl. Squaccos
(-k[=o]z). (Zool.)
A heron (Ardea comata) found in Asia, Northern Africa, and
Southern Europe.
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ascoma
(gcide) | ascoma \ascoma\ n.
1. an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the
hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle.
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Chrysocoma Coma-aurea
(gcide) | Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden,
AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.]
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1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
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2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
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3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
auspicious; as, golden opinions.
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Golden age.
(a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver
age}, bronze age, and iron age. --Dryden.
(b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
(c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
considered the golden age of English literature.
Golden balls, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
London having been Lombards.
Golden bull. See under Bull, an edict.
Golden chain (Bot.), the shrub Cytisus Laburnum, so named
from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
Golden club (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
flowers.
Golden cup (Bot.), the buttercup.
Golden eagle (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila
Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North
America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of
the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is
called the royal eagle; the young in the second year is
the ring-tailed eagle.
Golden fleece.
(a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
Argonautic expedition.
(b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
Toison d'Or.
Golden grease, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
Golden hair (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
with golden yellow flowers, the Chrysocoma Coma-aurea.
Golden Horde (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
century.
Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by
James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th
century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and
partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
entitled.
Golden marcasite tin. [Obs.]
Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
sufficiency without excess; moderation.
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Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope.
Golden mole (Zool), one of several South African
Insectivora of the family Chrysochlorid[ae], resembling
moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
purple, and gold.
Golden number (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
is so called from having formerly been written in the
calendar in gold.
Golden oriole. (Zool.) See Oriole.
Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant.
Golden pippin, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
Golden plover (Zool.), one of several species of plovers,
of the genus Charadrius, esp. the European ({Charadrius
apricarius}, syn. Charadrius pluvialis; -- called also
yellow plover, black-breasted plover, hill plover,
and whistling plover. The common American species
(Charadrius dominicus) is also called frostbird, and
bullhead.
Golden robin. (Zool.) See Baltimore oriole, in Vocab.
Golden rose (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
church or person in recognition of special services
rendered to the Holy See.
Golden rule.
(a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
(b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
Golden samphire (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet
places in early spring.
Golden seal (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
(Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock
and large rounded leaves.
Golden sulphide of antimony, or {Golden sulphuret of
antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or
orange yellow powder.
Golden warbler (Zool.), a common American wood warbler
(Dendroica [ae]stiva); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
warbler}, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.
Golden wasp (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,
of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden,
blue, and green.
Golden wedding. See under Wedding.
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Chrysocoma Linosyris
(gcide) | Cassidony \Cas"si*do*ny\, n. [Cf. LL. cassidonium, F.
cassidoine. See Chalcedony.] (Bot.)
(a) The French lavender (Lavandula St[oe]chas).
(b) The goldilocks (Chrysocoma Linosyris) and perhaps other
plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.
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coma
(gcide) | Coma \Co"ma\ (k[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kw^ma lethargy, fr.
koima^n to put to sleep. See Cemetery.]
A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult
or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus.
[1913 Webster]Coma \Co"ma\, n. [L., hair, fr. Gr. ko`mh.]
1. (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering,
which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.
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2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches
forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when
empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a
tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
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Coma Berenices[L.] (Astron.), a small constellation north
of Virgo; -- called also Berenice's Hair.
[1913 Webster]Envelope \En"vel*ope\ (?; 277), Envelop \En*vel"op\ (?; 277), n.
[F. enveloppe.]
1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a
wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of
a document, as of a letter.
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2. (Astron.) The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of
a comet; -- called also coma.
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3. (Fort.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet
or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch
and sometimes beyond it. --Wilhelm.
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4. (Geom.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member
of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position
of the members of the system being allowed to vary
according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the
envelope of its tangents.
4. A set of limits for the performance capabilities of some
type of machine, originally used to refer to aircraft; --
it is often described graphically as a two-dimensional
graph of a function showing the maximum of one performance
variable as a function of another. Now it is also used
metaphorically to refer to capabilities of any system in
general, including human organizations, esp. in the phrase
push the envelope. It is used to refer to the maximum
performance available at the current state of the
technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in
general, not a specific machine.
[PJC]
push the envelope to increase the capability of some type
of machine or system; -- usually by technological
development.
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Coma Berenices
(gcide) | Coma \Co"ma\, n. [L., hair, fr. Gr. ko`mh.]
1. (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering,
which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.
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2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches
forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when
empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a
tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
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Coma Berenices[L.] (Astron.), a small constellation north
of Virgo; -- called also Berenice's Hair.
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Comanche
(gcide) | Comanches \Co*man"ches\ (? or ?), n. pl.; sing. Comanche (? or
?). (Ethnol.)
A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family
of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the
United States; -- called also Paducahs. They are noted for
plundering and cruelty.
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Comanches
(gcide) | Comanches \Co*man"ches\ (? or ?), n. pl.; sing. Comanche (? or
?). (Ethnol.)
A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family
of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the
United States; -- called also Paducahs. They are noted for
plundering and cruelty.
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Comandra
(gcide) | Comandra \Comandra\ n.
small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants.
Syn: genus Comandra.
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Comart
(gcide) | Comart \Co"mart`\, n.
A covenant. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Comate
(gcide) | Comate \Co"mate\ (?; 277), a. [L. comatus, fr. comare to clothe
with hair, fr. coma hair.]
Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair;
hairy.
[1913 Webster]Co-mate \Co"-mate`\, n. [Pref. co- + mate.]
A companion. --Shak.
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Co-mate
(gcide) | Comate \Co"mate\ (?; 277), a. [L. comatus, fr. comare to clothe
with hair, fr. coma hair.]
Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair;
hairy.
[1913 Webster]Co-mate \Co"-mate`\, n. [Pref. co- + mate.]
A companion. --Shak.
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Comatose
(gcide) | Comatose \Co"ma*tose`\ (? or ?; 277), a. [From Coma lethargy.]
Relating to, or resembling, coma; drowsy; lethargic; as,
comatose sleep; comatose fever.
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Comatous
(gcide) | Comatous \Co"ma*tous\, a.
Comatose.
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Comatula
(gcide) | Comatula \Co*mat"u*la\ (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. comatulus
having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.] (Zool.)
A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When
young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become
detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri;
-- called also feather stars.
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Comatulid
(gcide) | Comatulid \Co*mat"u*lid\, n. (Zool.)
Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera.
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Decalcomania
(gcide) | Decalcomania \De*cal`co*ma"ni*a\, Decalcomanie
\De*cal`co*ma"nie\, n. [F. d['e]calcomanie.]
The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to
china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them
thereto. Decaliter |
Decalcomanie
(gcide) | Decalcomania \De*cal`co*ma"ni*a\, Decalcomanie
\De*cal`co*ma"nie\, n. [F. d['e]calcomanie.]
The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to
china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them
thereto. Decaliter |
Eriocoma cuspidata
(gcide) | Bunch grass \Bunch" grass`\ (Bot.)
A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In
California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scabrella, and
several kinds of Stipa are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah,
Eriocoma cuspidata is a good bunch grass.
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Glaucoma
(gcide) | Glaucoma \Glau*co"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. glay`kwma, fr. glayko`s
light gray, blue gray.] (Med.)
Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of
transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting
media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the
eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball.
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Glaucomatous
(gcide) | Glaucomatous \Glau*co"ma*tous\, a.
Having the nature of glaucoma.
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Leucoma
(gcide) | Leucoma \Leu*co"ma\ (l[-u]*k[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
ley`kwma, fr. leyko`s white.] (Med.)
A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also
albugo.
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Leucomaine
(gcide) | Leucomaine \Leu*co"ma*ine\ (l[-u]*k[=o]"m[.a]*[i^]n or -[=e]n),
n. [Leuco- + -maine, as in ptomaine.] (Physiol. Chem.)
An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during
life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a
ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
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Musicomania
(gcide) | Musicomania \Mu`si*co*ma"ni*a\, n. [Music + mania: cf. F.
musicomanie.] (Med.)
A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so
strong as to derange the intellectual faculties. --Dunglison.
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Osteosarcoma
(gcide) | Osteosarcoma \Os`te*o*sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. Osteosarcomata. [NL.
See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.)
A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a
deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.
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Osteosarcomata
(gcide) | Osteosarcoma \Os`te*o*sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. Osteosarcomata. [NL.
See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.)
A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a
deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.
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Pharmacomathy
(gcide) | Pharmacomathy \Phar`ma*com"a*thy\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon a drug +
manqa`nein to learn.]
See Pharmacognosis.
[1913 Webster]Pharmacognosis \Phar`ma*cog*no"sis\, 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.
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pharmacomathy
(gcide) | Pharmacomathy \Phar`ma*com"a*thy\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon a drug +
manqa`nein to learn.]
See Pharmacognosis.
[1913 Webster]Pharmacognosis \Phar`ma*cog*no"sis\, 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.
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Phycomater
(gcide) | Phycomater \Phy`co*ma"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^kos seaweed + L.
mater mother.] (Bot.)
A gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to
vegetate.
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Physico-mathematics
(gcide) | Physico-mathematics \Phys`i*co-math`e*mat"ics\, n. [Physico- +
mathematics.]
Mixed mathematics.
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Sarcoma
(gcide) | Sarcoma \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E.
sarcomas. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]
(Med.)
A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many
varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant
growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development
without any proper intercellular substance.
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