| islam | A monotheistic religion promulgated by the prophet mohammed with allah as the deity. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| island | 1. <geography> A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. 2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. Origin: OE. Iland, yland, AS. Igland, gland, glond; ig, g, island + land, lond, land. AS. Ig, g, is akin to AS. Ea water, river, OHG. Uwa, G. Au meadow, Icel. Ey island, Dan. & Sw. O, Goth. Ahwa a stream, water, L. Aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| island disease | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
| island fever | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
| island flap | A flap in which the pedicle consists solely of the supplying artery and vein(s), sometimes including a nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| island of Reil | 1. An oval region of the cerebral cortex overlying the extreme capsule, lateral to the lenticular nucleus, buried in the depth of the fissura lateralis cerebri (sylvian fissure). Synonym: insular area, insular cortex, island of Reil. Synonym: island. 3. Any circumscribed body or patch on the skin. Origin: L. Island (05 Mar 2000) |
| islands of Calleja | Dense clusters of very small nerve cells (granule cells) characteristic of the olfactory tubercle at the base of the forebrain. (05 Mar 2000) |