| Golden, Ross | <person> U.S. Radiologist, 1890-1975. See: S sign of Golden. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| golden | 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. Having the colour of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions. Golden age. The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of manners in rural employments, followed by the silver, bronze, and iron ages. A tribe of Mongolian Tartars who overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th century. Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus entitled. Golden marcasite tin. Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes; sufficiency without excess; moderation. "Angels guard him in the golden mean." (Pope) Golden mole, a bright-coloured hymenopterous insect, of the family Chrysididae. The colours are golden, blue, and green. Golden wedding. See Wedding. Origin: OE. Golden; cf. OE. Gulden, AS. Gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| golden-eye | <zoology> A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| golden-rod | <botany> A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago. <botany> Golden-rod tree, a shrub (Bosea Yervamora), a native of the Canary Isles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| golden seal | The dried rhizome of Hydrastis canadensis (family Ranunculaceae), a native of the eastern U.S.; formerly used in the treatment of chronic catarrhal states of the mucous membranes and in metrorrhagia. Synonym: golden seal, jaundice root, yellow root. Origin: Mod. L. Fr. G. Hydor (hydro-), water, + drao, to accomplish (05 Mar 2000) |
| S sign of Golden | In pulmonary radiology, the combination of an atelectatic lobe and a central obstructing mass produces a concavity and a convexity, like the letter "S." (05 Mar 2000) |
| ross | 115), [Etymol. Uncertain. The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Ross cycle | The life cycle of the malaria parasite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ross-Jones test | A test for an excess of globulin in the cerebrospinal fluid; 1 ml of cerebrospinal fluid is carefully floated over 2 ml of a concentrated ammonium sulfate solution; if globulin is present in excess, a fine white ring appears at the line of junction in about 3 min. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ross River fever | A mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterised by polyarthralgia and rash, caused by the Ross River virus, a member of the family Togaviridae, and transmitted by mosquitoes. Synonym: epidemic exanthema, Murray Valley rash, Ross River fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ross river virus | A species of alphavirus associated with epidemic exanthema and polyarthritis in Australia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Ross, Sir George | <person> Canadian physician, 1841-1931. See: Ross-Jones test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ross, Sir Ronald | <person> English physician and Nobel laureate, 1857-1932. See: Ross cycle. (05 Mar 2000) |