| ablaqueate | <botany> To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. Origin: L. Ablaqueatus, p. P. Of. Ablaqueare; fr. Ab + laqueus a noose. (11 Mar 1998) |
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| ablaqueation | <technique> The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. Origin: L. Ablaqueatio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ablastemic | <biology> Non-germinal. Origin: Gr. Priv. + growth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ablastin | An antibody that seems to inhibit reproduction of trypanosomes; found in rats infected with Trypanosoma lewisi. Origin: G. A-priv. + blastos, germ (05 Mar 2000) |
| ablate | To remove, usually by cutting. at surgery a tumour may be ablated. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ablatio placentae | <obstetrics> This is the premature separation of the placenta, i.e. Separation of the placenta from the site of implantation on the uterus before the delivery of the foetus. It is a life threatening condition for the foetus and occurs about 1 in 500 to 750 deliveries. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ablation | 1. A carrying or taking away; removal. 2. <medicine> Extirpation. 3. <geology> Wearing away; superficial waste. See: tolerate. Origin: L. Ablatio, fr. Ablatus p. P. Of auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. P. Of ferre carry: cf. F. Ablation. (11 Mar 1998) |
| ablative | 1. Taking away or removing. "Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth." (Bp. Hall) 2. Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away. See: ablation. Origin: F. Ablatif, ablative, L. Ablativus fr. Ablatus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| able-bodied | Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust. "Able-bodied vagrant." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ablegate | A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ablen | <zoology> A small fresh water fish (Leuciscus alburnus); the bleak. Origin: F. Ablet, ablette, a dim. Fr. LL. Abula, for albula, dim. Of albus white. Cf. Abele. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ablepharia | Congenital absence, partial or complete, of the eyelids; recessive inheritance. See: cryptophthalmus. Origin: G. A-priv. + blepharon, eyelid (05 Mar 2000) |
| abluent | Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. <medicine> A detergent. Origin: L. Abluens, p. Pr. Of. Abluere to wash away; ab + luere (lavere, lavare). See Lave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ablution | 1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. 2. The water used in cleansing. "Cast the ablutions in the main." 3. A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest. Origin: L. Ablutio, fr. Abluere: cf. F. Ablution. See Abluent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ablutomania | <psychiatry> Rarely used term for a morbid preoccupation with thoughts about cleanliness, exhibited by frequent washing, as seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Origin: L. Ablutio, washing, + G. Mania, insanity (05 Mar 2000) |