| ligneous | Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody. "It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous nature, will incorporate with the tree itself." (Bacon) Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble. Origin: L. Ligneus, fr. Lignum wood. Cf. Lignous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ligneous conjunctivitis | Conjunctivitis characterised typically by woody induration of the upper tarsal conjunctiva, whitish pseudomembrane, and, in severe cases, corneal opacity; usually bilateral. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligneous struma | A rare fibrous induration of the thyroid gland, with adhesion to adjacent structures, which may cause tracheal compression. Synonym: chronic fibrous thyroiditis, ligneous struma, ligneous thyroiditis, Riedel's disease, Riedel's struma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligneous thyroiditis | A rare fibrous induration of the thyroid gland, with adhesion to adjacent structures, which may cause tracheal compression. Synonym: chronic fibrous thyroiditis, ligneous struma, ligneous thyroiditis, Riedel's disease, Riedel's struma. (05 Mar 2000) |