| sphacel | <medicine> Gangrene. Origin: Gr., cf. F. Sphacele. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sphacelate | <medicine> To affect with gangrene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphacelated | <medicine> Affected with gangrene; mortified. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphacelation | <medicine> The process of becoming or making gangrenous; mortification. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphacelism | The condition manifested by a sphacelus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphaceloderma | Gangrene of the skin. Origin: G. Sphakelos, gangrene, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphacelous | Sloughing, gangrenous, or necrotic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphacelus | <medicine> Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphaerenchyma | <botany> Vegetable tissue composed of thin-walled rounded cells, a modification of parenchyma. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Sphere + -enchyma as in parenchima. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphaeriales | An order of ascomycetous fungi which includes many economically important plant parasites as well as saprophytes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sphaeridium | <marine biology, zoology> A peculiar sense organ found upon the exterior of most kinds of sea urchins, and consisting of an oval or sherical head surmounting a short pedicel. It is generally supposed to be an olfactory organ. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A sphere. (20 Mar 1998) |
| sphaerospore | <botany> One of the nonsexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore. Origin: Gr. Sphere + E. Spore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphaerulite | <chemical> Same as Spherulite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphagnicolous | <botany> Growing in moss of the genus Sphagnum. Origin: Sphagnum + L. Colere to inhabit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphagnous | <botany> Pertaining to moss of the genus Sphagnum, or bog moss; abounding in peat or bog moss. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |