| euphrasy | <botany> The plant eyesight (euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes. "Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see." (Milton) Origin: NL. Euphrasia, fr. Gr. Delight, fr. To delight; well + heart, mind: cf. LL. Eufrasia, F. Eufrasie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| euphroe | A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up. Alternative forms: uphroe and uvrou. Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eupione | <chemistry> A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; specifically, an oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. Alternative forms: eupion. Origin: Gr. Very fat; well + fat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eupittone | <chemistry> A yellow, crystalline substance, resembling aurin, and obtained by the oxidation of pittacal. Synonym: eupittonic acid. Alternative forms: eupitton. Origin: Pref. Eu- + pittacal + -one. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eupittonic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euplasia | The state of cells or tissue that is normal or typical for that particular type. Origin: eu-+ G. Plasso, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| euplastic | <medicine> Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person. Origin: Pref. Eu- + -plastic. <medicine> Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euplastic lymph | Lymph that contains relatively few leukocytes, but a comparatively high concentration of fibrinogen; such lymph clots fairly well and tends to become organised with fibrous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| euplectella | <zoology> A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibres, and growing in the form of a cornucopia. Synonym: Venus's flower-basket. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Well plaited; well + plaited. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euplexoptera | <entomology> An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig. Origin: NL, fr. Well + to plait + a wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euploid | <genetics> Describes a cell or individual which has the normal total number of chromosomes. Humans normally have 46 chromosomes per cell. Compare: aneuploidy. (11 Jan 1998) |
| euploidy | <genetics> Polyploidy in which the chromosome number is an integer multiple of the starting number. (18 Nov 1997) |
| euplotes | A genus of ciliate protozoa having a dorsoventrally flattened body with widely spaced rows of short bristle-like cilia on the dorsal surface. (12 Dec 1998) |
| eupnaea | <physiology> Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal, in distinction from dyspnaea, in which the blood is insufficiently arterialized. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Easy breathing; well + to breathe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eupnea | Easy, free respiration; the type observed in a normal individual under resting conditions. Origin: G. Eupnoia, fr. Eu, well, + pnoia, breath (05 Mar 2000) |
| eugenics |
The application of the principles of genetics to the "improvement" of humankind.
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| eukaryote |
(Gr. eu, true + karyon, true nucleus) Any organism characterized by having the nucleus enclosed by a membrane. Eukaryotic organisms include animals, plants, fungi and some algae. They also possess membrane-bound functional organelles, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, in the cytoplasm of their cells. cf prokaryote.
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| eustachian tube |
the tube that connects the middle ear and the back of the nose, draining the middle ear and regulating air pressure
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| euthanasia |
painlessly ending the life of a patient with an incurable disease who requests to die
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| euphoria |
a pleasant state of high spirits; in he English literature there are two types of euphoria. The first one is a slight euphoria caused by alcohol, cannabis and some hallucinogens. The second type is a strong euphoria. The users usually experience it after smoking or after they have taken in opiates, cocaine or amphetamines intravenally. The street name of this euphoria is
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| EU | perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads |
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| EU | North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple |
| EU | American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads |
| EU | a genus of Icteridae |
| EU | North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall |
| EU | food for jellyfish |
| EU | small commonly luminescent crustaceans |
| EU | refer to something with a euphemism |
| EU | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive |
| EU | of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology |
| EU | in a euphemistic manner |
| EU | refer to something with a euphemism |