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C MedicaLemon Lem"on (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a
fruit.]
1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the
common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
C. Limonum or C. Medica (var. Limonum). There are many
varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
Lemon grass (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
(Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied
species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
Lemon sole (Zo["o]l.), a yellow European sole (Solea
aurantiaca).
Salts of lemon (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also salts of
sorrel. It is used in removing ink stains. See Oxalic
acid, under Oxalic. [Colloq.] C MedicaLime Lime, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See Lemon.]
(Bot.)
A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree
which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var.
acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C.
Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour. Citrus MedicaLime Lime, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See Lemon.]
(Bot.)
A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree
which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var.
acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C.
Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour. Citrus MedicaCitron Cit"ron (s[i^]t"r[u^]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr.
L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),
from Gr. ki`tron citron]
1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and
pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the
citron of commerce.
2. A citron tree.
3. A citron melon.
Citron melon.
(a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish
flesh.
(b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh
is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
Citron tree (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was
probably a native of northern India, and is now understood
to be the typical form of Citrus Medica. Hypodermic medicationHypodermic Hyp`o*der"mic, a. [See Hypoderma.]
Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.
Hypodermic medication, the application of remedies under
the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called
the hypodermic syringe. -- Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly, adv. ImmedicableImmedicable Im*med"i*ca*ble, a. [L. Immedicabilis. See In-
not, and Medicable.]
Not to be healed; incurable. ``Wounds immedicable.'
--Milton. Materia medicaMateria medica Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca [L. See Matter, and
Medical.]
1. Material or substance used in the composition of remedies;
-- a general term for all substances used as curative
agents in medicine.
2. That branch of medical science which treats of the nature
and properties of all the substances that are employed for
the cure of diseases. MedicableMedicable Med"i*ca*ble, a. [L. medicabilis, from medicare,
medicari, to heal, fr. medicus physician. See Medical.]
Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or
healed. Medicago arboreaMoon Moon, n. [OE. mone, AS. m[=o]na; akin to D. maan, OS. &
OHG. m[=a]no, G. mond, Icel. m[=a]ni, Dan. maane, Sw.
m[*a]ne, Goth. m[=e]na, Lith. men?, L. mensis month, Gr. ?
moon, ? month, Skr. m[=a]s moon, month; prob. from a root
meaning to measure (cf. Skr. m[=a] to measure), from its
serving to measure the time. [root]271. Cf. Mete to
measure, Menses, Monday, Month.]
1. The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the
satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light,
borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and
serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of
the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth
is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of
the earth. See Lunar month, under Month.
The crescent moon, the diadem of night. --Cowper.
2. A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any
member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or
Saturn.
3. The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in
her orbit; a month. --Shak.
4. (Fort.) A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.
Moon blindness.
(a) (Far.) A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at
intervals of three or four weeks.
(b) (Med.) Hemeralopia.
Moon dial, a dial used to indicate time by moonlight.
Moon face, a round face like a full moon.
Moon madness, lunacy. [Poetic]
Moon month, a lunar month.
Moon trefoil (Bot.), a shrubby species of medic (Medicago
arborea). See Medic.
Moon year, a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being
sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen. Medicago lupulinaNonesuch None"such`, n.
A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such;
something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It
is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety
of apple, a species of medic (Medicago lupulina), a variety
of pottery clay, etc. Medicago lupulinaShamrock Sham"rock, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white
clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.)
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish.
The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for
use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel
(Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the
white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic
(Medicago lupulina). Medicago lupulinaMedic Med"ic, n. [L. medica, Gr. ? (sc. ?) a kind of clover
introduced from Media, from ? Median.] (Bot.)
A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic
is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is
M. sativa. Medicago sativaLucern Lu"cern, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.)
A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple
cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also
alfalfa. [Written also lucerne.] Medicago sativaAlfalfa Al*fal"fa, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California,
Texas, etc. Medicago scuttellataSnail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel,
sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel.
snigill.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial
air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix
and many allied genera of the family Helicid[ae].
They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world
except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on
vegetation; a land snail.
(b) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true
snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See
Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail.
2. Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing.
3. (Mech.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally
curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the
position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a
striking clock.
4. A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to
protect besiegers; a testudo. [Obs.]
They had also all manner of gynes [engines] . . .
that needful is [in] taking or sieging of castle or
of city, as snails, that was naught else but hollow
pavises and targets, under the which men, when they
fought, were heled [protected], . . . as the snail
is in his house; therefore they cleped them snails.
--Vegetius
(Trans.).
5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover.
Ear snail, Edible snail, Pond snail, etc. See under
Ear, Edible, etc.
Snail borer (Zo["o]l.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill.
Snail clover (Bot.), a cloverlike plant (Medicago
scuttellata, also, M. Helix); -- so named from its
pods, which resemble the shells of snails; -- called also
snail trefoil, snail medic, and beehive.
Snail flower (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Phaseolus
Caracalla) having the keel of the carolla spirally coiled
like a snail shell.
Snail shell (Zo["o]l.), the shell of snail.
Snail trefoil. (Bot.) See Snail clover, above. Medical jurisprudenceJurisprudence Ju`ris*pru"dence, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus,
juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing, knowledge of a
matter, prudence: cf. F. jurisprudence. See Just, a., and
Prudence.]
The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws,
customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary
for the due administration of justice.
The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology,
jurisprudence, philosophy. -- J. Warton.
Medical jurisprudence, that branch of juridical law which
concerns questions of medicine. Medically
Medically Med"ic*al*ly, adv.
In a medical manner; with reference to healing, or to the
principles of the healing art.
MedicamentalMedicamental Med`ica*men"tal, a.
Of or pertaining to medicaments or healing applications;
having the qualities of medicaments. -- Med`ica*men"tal*ly,
adv. MedicamentallyMedicamental Med`ica*men"tal, a.
Of or pertaining to medicaments or healing applications;
having the qualities of medicaments. -- Med`ica*men"tal*ly,
adv. MedicateMedicate Med"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Medicated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Medicating.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,
medicari. See Medicable.]
1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to
drug. ``Medicated waters.' --Arbuthnot.
2. To treat with medicine. MedicatedMedicate Med"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Medicated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Medicating.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,
medicari. See Medicable.]
1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to
drug. ``Medicated waters.' --Arbuthnot.
2. To treat with medicine. MedicatingMedicate Med"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Medicated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Medicating.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,
medicari. See Medicable.]
1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to
drug. ``Medicated waters.' --Arbuthnot.
2. To treat with medicine. Medicative
Medicative Med"i*ca*tive, a.
Medicinal; acting like a medicine.
vina medicataVinum Vi"num, n.; pl. Vina. [L. See Wine.]
Wine, -- chiefly used in Pharmacy in the name of solutions of
some medicinal substance in wine; as:
vina medicata, medicated wines;
vinum opii, wine of opium.
Meaning of MEDICA from wikipedia
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Medica may
refer to:
MEDICA Group, a
French company MEDICA Trade Fair
Eduardo Medica,
Argentinian tennis player Jack
Medica,
American swimmer John Medica...
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Materia medica (lit.: 'medical material/substance') is a
Latin term from the
history of
pharmacy for the body of
collected knowledge about the therapeutic...
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Medica Hospitals is an
Indian for-profit
private hospital network in
Eastern India providing multi-speciality and super-speciality
healthcare facilities...
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citron (Citrus
medica),
historically cedrate, is a
large fragrant citrus fruit with a
thick rind. It is said to
resemble a 'huge,
rough lemon'. It...
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MEDICA is a
French private health group operating care
facilities for
dependent persons. The
MEDICA group operates in the
sector of
nursing homes for...
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Minerva Medica is a
bimonthly peer-reviewed
medical journal published in
English and Italian. It was
established in 1909 and is
published by
Edizioni Minerva...
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cathedral schools and
universities where medicine was studied. The
Schola Medica Salernitana in Salerno,
looking to the
learning of Gr**** and Arab physicians...
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Planta Medica is a peer-reviewed
journal published by
Thieme Medical Publishers and
covers medicinal plants and
bioactive natural products of
natural origin...
- The John
Medica Gardens are a
collection of folk art
stoneworks and
gardens created by John
Medica in
Santa Rosa,
California in the
United States. The...
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Smilax medica can
refer to:
Smilax medica G.Kirchn., a
synonym of
Smilax tamnoides L.
Smilax medica M.Martens & Galeotti, a
synonym of
Smilax bona-nox...
