| erg | <unit> A measurement unit for energy. It is equal to 2.4 x 10-8 gram calories or 0.624 x 1012 electronvolts, or the amount of work done by a force of one dyne acting on a distance of one centimetre. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| ergasia | 1. Any form of activity, especially mental. 2. The total of functions and reactions of an individual. Origin: G. Work (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergasiomania | <psychiatry> Morbid or obsessive need to work. Origin: G. Ergasia, work, + mania, insanity (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergasiophobia | <psychology> Aversion to work of any kind. Origin: G. Ergasia, work, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergasthenia | Rarely used term for debility or any morbid symptoms due to overexertion. Origin: G. Ergasia, work, + astheneia, weakness, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergastic substance | Metabolically inert products of photosynthesis, such as starch grains and fat globules. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ergastoplasm | Synonym: granular endoplasmic reticulum. Origin: G. Ergaster, a workman, + plasma, something formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergine | A psychotomimetic agent present in Rivea corymbosa and Ipomoea tricolor; possesses less hallucinogenic potency than does lysergic acid diethylamide. Synonym: ergine, lysergamide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergo- | Work. Origin: G. Ergon (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergobasine | <chemical> A water soluble alkaloid, from ergot or produced synthetically. It is used as an oxytoxic and to relieve migraine headache. Pharmacological action: oxytocics. Chemical name: Ergoline-8-carboxamide, 9,10-didehydro-N-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-6-methyl-, (8beta(S))- (12 Dec 1998) |
| ergocalciferol | <hormone> The vitamin produced by the body when exposed to UV light. Plays important role in calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Deficiency is known as rickets. Symptoms include soft (weak) and bendable bones, stunted growth, bow legs, chest deformities and knock-knees. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ergocalciferols | Vitamin d2 analogs or derivatives. The compounds are used chiefly as oral antirachitic vitamins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ergocornine | C31H39N5O5;an alkaloid isolated from ergot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergocristine | C35H39N5O5;an alkaloid isolated from ergot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergocryptine | C32H41N5O5;an alkaloid isolated from ergot. (05 Mar 2000) |