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ergot
(encz) | ergot, n: |
ergot
(gcide) | Hippocampus \Hip`po*cam"pus\, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a
hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); "i`ppos horse + ? to bend.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore
quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or
other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in
Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.
--Fairholt.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species
in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those
of a horse; -- called also sea horse.
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Note: They swim slowly, in an erect position, and often cling
to seaweeds by means of the incurved prehensile tail.
The male has a ventral pouch, in which it carries the
eggs till hatched.
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3. (Zool.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white
matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger
is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The
smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and
calcar.
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Ergot
(gcide) | Ergot \Er"got\, n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.]
1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which
the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is
caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea.
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2. The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of
rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a
dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening
childbirth, and to arrest bleeding.
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3. (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a
chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.
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4. (Anat.) See 2d Calcar, 3
(b) .
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ergot
(wn) | ergot
n 1: a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
2: a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact
black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains
of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and
of lysergic acid [syn: ergot, Claviceps purpurea] |
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ergotamine
(encz) | ergotamine,ergotamin Zdeněk Brož |
ergotic
(encz) | ergotic, adj: |
ergotism
(encz) | ergotism,ergotismus Zdeněk Brož |
ergotropic
(encz) | ergotropic, adj: |
ergotropism
(encz) | ergotropism, n: |
rye ergot
(encz) | rye ergot, n: |
ergotamin
(czen) | ergotamin,ergotamine Zdeněk Brož |
ergotismus
(czen) | ergotismus,ergotism Zdeněk Brož |
hergot
(czen) | hergot,doggonen: Zdeněk Brožhergot,goshn: Zdeněk Brož |
Ergot
(gcide) | Hippocampus \Hip`po*cam"pus\, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a
hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); "i`ppos horse + ? to bend.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore
quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or
other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in
Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.
--Fairholt.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species
in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those
of a horse; -- called also sea horse.
[1913 Webster]
Note: They swim slowly, in an erect position, and often cling
to seaweeds by means of the incurved prehensile tail.
The male has a ventral pouch, in which it carries the
eggs till hatched.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white
matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger
is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The
smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and
calcar.
[1913 Webster]Ergot \Er"got\, n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.]
1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which
the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is
caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea.
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2. The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of
rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a
dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening
childbirth, and to arrest bleeding.
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3. (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a
chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.
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4. (Anat.) See 2d Calcar, 3
(b) .
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Ergotic
(gcide) | Ergotic \Er*got"ic\, a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid.
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Ergotin
(gcide) | Ergotin \Er"go*tin\, n. (Med.)
An extract made from ergot.
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Ergotine
(gcide) | Ergotine \Er"go*tine\ (Chem.)
A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a
brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce
contraction of the uterus.
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Ergotism
(gcide) | Ergotism \Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.]
A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]Ergotism \Er"got*ism\, n. [From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.]
(Med.)
A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the
ergot fungus.
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Ergotized
(gcide) | Ergotized \Er"got*ized\, a.
Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye. Eriach |
ergotamine
(wn) | ergotamine
n 1: an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than
ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to
treat migraine |
ergotic
(wn) | ergotic
adj 1: relating to or produced by ergot |
ergotism
(wn) | ergotism
n 1: poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products;
characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and
cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in
severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the
limbs |
ergotrate maleate
(wn) | Ergotrate Maleate
n 1: an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate
Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular
contraction of the uterus and is administered after
childbirth or abortion [syn: ergonovine, {Ergotrate
Maleate}] |
ergotropic
(wn) | ergotropic
adj 1: of or relating to ergotropism |
ergotropism
(wn) | ergotropism
n 1: an affinity for work |
rye ergot
(wn) | rye ergot
n 1: a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium |
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