Addison's disease
() A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal. |
Aortic
(a.) Of or pertaining to the aorta. |
Atrophic
(a.) Relating to atrophy. |
Attorney-general
(n.) The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required. |
Basedow's disease
() A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart |
Brigadier general
() An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier. |
Bright's disease
() An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process. |
Bulbar
(a.) Of or pertaining to bulb |
Cerebral
(a.) Of or pertaining to the cerebrum. |
Cerebral
(n.) One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n. |
Concentric
(a.) Alt. of Concentrical |
Concentric
(n.) That which has a common center with something else. |
Diffuse
(v. t.) To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid |
Diffuse
(v. i.) To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself. |
Diffuse
(a.) Poured out |
Disease
(n.) Lack of ease |
Disease
(n.) An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness |
Disease
(v. t.) To deprive of ease |
Disease
(v. t.) To derange the vital functions of |
Disseminated
(imp. & p. p.) of Disseminate |
Disseminated
(p. a.) Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance. |
East-insular
(a.) Relating to the Eastern Islands |
Encephalopathy
(n.) Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain |
Excito-motor
(a.) Excito-motory |
Finger
(n.) One of the five terminating members of the hand |
Finger
(n.) Anything that does work of a finger |
Finger
(n.) The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand |
Finger
(n.) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument. |
Finger
(v. t.) To touch with the fingers |
Finger
(v. t.) To touch lightly |
Finger
(v. t.) To perform on an instrument of music. |
Finger
(v. t.) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing. |
Finger
(v. t.) To take thievishly |
Finger
(v. t.) To execute, as any delicate work. |
Finger
(v. i.) To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. |
Five-finger
(n.) See Cinquefoil. |
Five-finger
(n.) A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens. |
General
(a.) Relating to a genus or kind |
General
(a.) Comprehending many species or individuals |
General
(a.) Not restrained or limited to a precise import |
General
(a.) Common to many, or the greatest number |
General
(a.) Having a relation to all |
General
(a.) As a whole |
General
(a.) Usual |
General
(a.) The whole |
General
(a.) One of the chief military officers of a government or country |
General
(a.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops together |
General
(a.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule. |
General
(a.) The public |
Governor general
() A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him |
| general election | a national or state election, candidates are chosen in all constituencies |
| multiple voting | the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.) |
| hardening | the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) |
skin diving
skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
lateral pass
lateral | a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer |
Attorney General
Attorney General of the United States | the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, the post of Attorney General was created in |
skin care
skincare | care for the skin |
| finger-painting | painting by using the fingers to spread the paint |
quarterback
signal caller
field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team, quarterback is the most important position on the team |
| motor control | control of muscles |
galvanic skin response
GSR
psychogalvanic response
electrodermal response
electrical skin response
Fere phenomenon
Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
pilomotor reflex
gooseflesh
goose bump
goosebump
goose pimple
goose skin
horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
| surveillance of disease | the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease |
| general verdict | an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact |
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lime disease spirochete | cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
hide
pelt
skin | body covering of a living animal |
| water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
lateral line
lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
| thick skin | skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) |
| artificial skin | a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims |
automobile horn
car horn
motor horn
horn hooter | a device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
bones
castanets
clappers
finger cymbals | a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance |
camper
camping bus
motor home | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling |
command post
general headquarters
GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
country store
general store
trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
diesel
diesel engine
diesel motor | an internalombustion engine that burns heavy oil |
| electric motor | a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
| finger | one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb |
| finger bowl | small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table |
| finger hole | a hole for inserting a finger |
| finger hole | one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument, pitch changes when a finger covers it |
finger paint
fingerpaint | paint that has the consistency of jelly |
| finger-painting | a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers |
finger plate
escutcheon scutcheon | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
general anesthetic
general anaesthetic | an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness |
general-purpose bomb
GP bomb | a large bomb ( to , pounds that is % explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect |
inhalation anesthetic
inhalation anaesthetic
inhalation general anesthetic
inhalation general anaesthetic | a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled |
| motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
motor hotel
motor inn
motor lodge
tourist court
court | a hotel for motorists, provides direct access from rooms to parking area |
motor scooter
scooter | a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel |
motor vehicle
automotive vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
outboard motor
outboard | internalombustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat |
power mower
motor mower | a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
PT boat
mosquito boat
mosquito craft
motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
| skin | an outer surface (usually thin), the skin of an airplane |
| skin | a bag serving as a container for liquids, it is made from the hide of an animal |
starter starter motor
starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
stepper
stepping motor | a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps |
| synchronous motor | electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power |
transdermal patch
skin patch | a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream |