-
cycle (from
Latin oestrus 'frenzy',
originally from
Ancient Gr**** οἶστρος (
oîstros) 'gadfly') is a set of
recurring physiological changes induced by reproductive...
- In Gr**** mythology,
Oestrus or
Oistros (Ancient Gr****: Οἴστρῳ,
meaning 'gadfly' or 'sting') was one of the
leaders of the
satyrs who
joined the army of...
-
phonetic pronunciation. The name
estrogen is
derived from the Gr**** οἶστρος (
oîstros),
literally meaning "verve" or "inspiration" but
figuratively ****ual p****ion...
-
Miescher in 1948. The name
estradiol derives from estra-, Gk. οἶστρος (
oistros,
literally meaning "verve or inspiration"),
which refers to the estrane...
- Zeus sent
Hermes to kill him. Infuriated, Hera then sent a
gadfly (Gr****
oistros,
compare oestrus) to
pursue and
constantly sting Io, who fled into Asia...
- oesophagectomy, oesophagitis,
oesophagus oestr- gadfly,
sting Gr**** οἶστρος (
oîstros), οἰστράω, οἴστρησις, οἴστρημα anestrous, anestrus, anoestrus, estrogen...
- by Plato,
Socrates never actually uses that term (viz., "gadfly" [Grk.,
oîstros]) to
describe himself. Rather, his
reference is
merely allusive, as he...
- oesophagectomy, oesophagitis,
oesophagus oestr- gadfly,
sting Gr**** οἶστρος (
oîstros), οἰστράω, οἴστρησις, οἴστρημα anestrous, anestrus, anoestrus, estrogen...
-
oesophagus œsophagus
esophagus (AmE)
oestrus œstrus
estrus (AmE) Gr**** οἶστρος (
oistros) ‘gadfly or frenzy’
Oethelwald Œthelwald Œthelwald of
Deira oeuvre œuvre...
- anti-****
parody of the
famous Struwwelpeter,
published under the
alias "
Oistros", with
pictures by
Archibald Louis Charles Savory (1933)
Portraits by Inference...
