| aegilops | 1. <medicine> An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye. 2. <botany> The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. A genus of plants, called also hardgrass. Origin: L. Aegilopis, Gr, fr, gen, goat + eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| aegis | A shield or protective armor; applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also A shield; a protection. Origin: L. Aegis, fr. Gr. A goat skin, a shield, goat, or fr. To rush. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aegyptianellosis | A tickborne disease of birds caused by rickettsiae of the genus Aegyptianella and characterised by punctiform haemorrhages of the serosa and anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |