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acute anterior poliomyelitisInfantile paralysis In"fan*tile pa*ral"y*sis (Med.)
An acute disease, almost exclusively infantile, characterized
by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance
of the spinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms,
motor paralysis, and muscular atrophy, often producing
permanent deformities. Called also acute anterior
poliomyelitis. AEgialitis nivosaSnowy Snow"y, a.
1. White like snow. ``So shows a snowy dove trooping with
crows.' --Shak.
2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. ``The snowy top of
cold Olympus.' --Milton.
3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.
There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall
(1646).
Snowy heron (Zo["o]l.), a white heron, or egret (Ardea
candidissima), found in the Southern United States, and
southward to Chili; -- called also plume bird.
Snowy lemming (Zo["o]l.), the collared lemming (Cuniculus
torquatus), which turns white in winter.
Snowy owl (Zo["o]l.), a large arctic owl (Nyctea
Scandiaca, or N. nivea) common all over the northern
parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its
plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually
more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also
white owl.
Snowy plover (Zo["o]l.), a small plover ([AE]gialitis
nivosa) of the western parts of the United States and
Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and
portions of the head white. AEgialitis vociferaKilldee Kill"dee`, Killdeer Kill"deer`, n. [So named from
its notes.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small American plover ([AE]gialitis vocifera).
Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail
coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a
line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and
band across the breast, black. Capsulitis
Capsulitis Cap`su*li"tis, n. [NL.; E. capsule + -itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of a capsule, as that of the crystalline lens.
Cellulitis
Cellulitis Cel`lu*li"tis, n. [NL., fr. L. cellula + -itis.]
An inflammantion of the cellular or areolar tissue, esp. of
that lying immediately beneath the skin.
cephalitisPhrenitis Phre*ni"tis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?.]
1. (Med.) Inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of
the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; --
called also cephalitis.
2. See Frenzy. CephalitisCephalitis Ceph`a*li"tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? head + -itis.]
(Med.)
Same as Phrenitis. Colitis
Colitis Co*li"tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + -itis.] (Med.)
An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous
membrane; colonitis.
Dactylitis
Dactylitis Dac`tyl*i"tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. da`ktylos finger +
-itis.] (Med.)
An inflammatory affection of the fingers. --Gross.
EncephalitisEncephalitis En*ceph`a*li"tis, n. [NL., from Gr. ? the brain +
-itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the brain. -- En`ceph*a*lit"ic, a. Ishmaelitish
Ishmaelitish Ish"ma*el*i`tish, a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the
Ishmaelites.
Israelitish
Israelitic Is`ra*el*it"ic, Israelitish Is"ra*el*i`tish, a.
Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish;
Hebrew.
Myelitis
Myelitis My`e*li"tis, n. [NL., from Gr. ? marrow + -itis.]
(Med.)
Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.
PerityphlitisPerityphlitis Per`i*typh*li"tis, n. [NL. See Peri-, and
Typhlitis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the connective tissue about the c[ae]cum. Preraphaelitism
Preraphaelism Pre*raph"a*el*ism, Preraphaelitism
Pre*raph"a*el*i`tism, n. (Fine Arts)
The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who
profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its
adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and
minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate
conception of the subject.
Pyelitis
Pyelitis Py`e*li"tis n. [Gr. basin + -itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney.
TonsilitisTonsilitis Ton`sil*i"tis, n. [NL. See Tonsil, and -itis.]
(Med.)
Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy. [Written also, and more
usually, tonsillitis.] tonsillitisTonsilitis Ton`sil*i"tis, n. [NL. See Tonsil, and -itis.]
(Med.)
Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy. [Written also, and more
usually, tonsillitis.] Typhlitis
Typhlitis Typh*li"tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? blind, closed (as
applied to the c[ae]cum) + -itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the c[ae]cum.
UvulitisUvulitis U`vu*li"tis, n. [NL. See Uvula, and -itis.]
(Med.)
Inflammation of the uvula. Vesiculitis
Vesiculitis Ve*sic`u*li"tis, n. [NL.; vesicula + -itis.]
Inflammation of a vesicle.
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