| exanimate | 1. Lifeless; dead. "Carcasses exanimate." 2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. "Pale . . . Wretch, exanimate by love." Origin: L. Exanimatus, p. P. Of exanimare to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath, life, spirit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| exannulate | <botany> Having the sporangium destitute of a ring; said of certain genera of ferns. Origin: Pref. Ex- + annulate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exanthem | <dermatology> Exanthem, an eruptive disease or its symptomatic eruption. (18 Nov 1997) |
| exanthem subitum | <dermatology> Also called baby measles. This is a nonserious but common childhood viral infection that starts with a high fever and swollen lymph glands. After 24 hours, the fever breaks and the child develops a red rash on the neck and trunk. (27 Sep 1997) |
| exanthema | <dermatology> Exanthem, an eruptive disease or its symptomatic eruption. (18 Nov 1997) |
| exanthema subitum | An acute, short-lived, viral disease of infants and young children characterised by a high fever at onset that drops to normal after 3-4 days and the concomitant appearance of a macular or maculopapular rash that appears first on the trunk and then spreads to other areas. It is the sixth of the classical exanthematous diseases and is caused by hhv-6 (herpes virus 6, human). (12 Dec 1998) |
| exanthematous | Relating to an exanthema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exanthematous fever | Fever associated with an exanthem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exanthesis | <medicine> An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence. Origin: NL, from Gr. See Exanthema. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exanthesis arthrosia | Tropical disease caused by a flavivirus (one of the arboviruses), transmitted by mosquitoes. A more serious complication is dengue shock syndrome, a haemorrhagic fever probably caused by an immune complex hypersensitivity after re exposure. (18 Nov 1997) |
| exanthrope | An external cause of disease, one not originating in the body. Origin: G. Ex, out of, + anthropos, man (05 Mar 2000) |
| exanthropic | Originating outside of the human body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exarillate | <botany> Having no aril; said of certain seeds, or of the plants producing them. Origin: Pref. Ex- + arillate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exarteritis | Inflammation of the adventitia of an artery. Synonym: exarteritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exarticulate | <entomology> Having but one joint; said of certain insects. Origin: Pref. Ex- + articulate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |