| Netherton, Earl | <person> 20th century U.S. Dermatologist. See: Netherton's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Netherton's syndrome | <syndrome> Congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma or ichthyosis linearis circumscripta associated with bamboo hair, and irregularly with atopy, urticaria, intermittent aminoaciduria, and mental retardation; probably an autosomal recessive trait that frequently resolves or improves in adolescence. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Walker, A Earl | <person> U.S. Neurologist, *1907. See: Walker tractotomy, Dandy-Walker syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| earl | A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count. Origin: OE. Eorl, erl, AS. Eorl man, noble; akin to OS. Erl boy, man, Icel. Jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. Male, Zend arshan man. Cf. Jarl. <zoology> The needlefish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |