| excementosis | A nodular outgrowth of cementum on the root surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| excentral | <botany> Out of the center. Origin: Pref. Ex + central. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| excentric | To one side, off-centre. (09 Oct 1997) |
| excentric amputation | Amputation with the scar of the stump off-centre. Synonym: excentric amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| excentrical | 1. Same as Eccentric, Eccentrical. 2. <botany> One-sided; having the normally central portion not in the true center. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| except | 1. To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit. "Who never touched The excepted tree." (Milton) "Wherein (if we only except the unfitness of the judge) all other things concurred." (Bp. Stillingfleet) 2. To object to; to protest against. Origin: L. Exceptus, p. P. Of excipere to take or draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F. Excepter. See Capable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| excernent | <physiology> Connected with, or pertaining to, excretion. See: Excern. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| excess | 1. The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or prover; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light. "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, . . . Is wasteful and ridiculous excess." (Shak) "That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy." (Walsh) 2. An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation. "Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess." (Eph. V. 18) "Thy desire . . . Leads to no excess That reaches blame." (Milton) 3. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other. <geometry> Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle. Origin: OE. Exces, excess, ecstasy, L. Excessus a going out, loss of self-possession, fr. Excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond: cf. F. Exces. See Exceed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| excess annual growth | The amount by which new forest growth exceeds removal in a year. The annual quantity of wood produced in a forest in excess of market demand. (05 Dec 1998) |
| excess lactate | The increase in lactate concentration beyond what would be expected from the increase in pyruvate concentration resulting from a change in redox potential; used as an index of anaerobic carbohydrate metabolism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| excessive | Exceeding the usual, proper or normal quantity, given to excess. (18 Nov 1997) |
| exchange | 1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; usually followed by for before the thing received. "Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparking pebble or a diamond." (Locke) 2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing with); as, to exchange a palace for cell. "And death for life exchanged foolishly." (Spenser) "To shift his being Is to exchange one misery with another." (Shak) 3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats. "Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet." (Shak) Synonym: To barter, change, commute, interchange, bargain, truck, swap, traffic. Origin: Cf.OF. Eschangier, F. Echanger. See Exchange. 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain. 2. The act of substituting one thing in the place of another; as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a sword, and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; as, an exchange of civilities or views. 3. The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another. 4. The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country, in which case they are called inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange. A in London is creditor to B in new York, and C in London owes D in New York a like sum. A in London draws a bill of exchange on B in New York; C in London purchases the bill, by which A receives his debt due from B in New York. C transmits the bill to D in New York, who receives the amount from B. 5. A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple. 6. The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often contracted to 'Change. Arbitration of exchange. See Arbitration. Bill of exchange. See Bill. Exchange broker. See Broker. Par of exchange, the established value of the coin or standard of value of one country when expressed in the coin or standard of another, as the value of the pound sterling in the currency of France or the United States. The par of exchange rarely varies, and serves as a measure for the rise and fall of exchange that is affected by the demand and supply. Exchange is at par when, for example, a bill in new York, for the payment of one hundred pounds sterling in London, can be purchased for the sum. Exchange is in favor of a place when it can be purchased there at or above par. Telephone exchange, a central office in which the wires of any two telephones or telephone stations may be connected to permit conversation. Synonym: Barter, dealing, trade, traffic, interchange. Origin: OE. Eschange, eschaunge, OF. Eschange, fr. Eschangier, F. Echanger, to exchange; pref. Ex- out + F. Changer. See Change, and cf. Excamb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exchange transfusion | Removal of most of a patient's blood followed by introduction of an equal amount from donors. Synonym: exsanguination transfusion, substitution transfusion, total transfusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exchange transfusion, whole blood | Repetitive withdrawal of small amounts of blood and replacement with donor blood until a large proportion of the blood volume has been exchanged. Used in treatment of foetal erythroblastosis, hepatic coma, sickle cell anaemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septicaemia, burns, thrombotic thrombopenic purpura, and fulminant malaria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| exchequer | 1. One of the superior courts of law; so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. The exchequer was a court of law and equity. In the revenue department, it had jurisdiction over the proprietary rights of the crown against subjects; in the common law department, it administered justice in personal actions between subject and subject. A person proceeding against another in the revenue department was said to exchequer him. The judges of this court were one chief and four puisne barons, so styled. The Court of Exchequer Chamber sat as court of error in which the judgments of each of the superior courts of common law, in England, were subject to revision by the judges of the other two sitting collectively. Causes involving difficult questions of law were sometimes after argument, adjourned into this court from the other courts, for debate before judgment in the court below. Recent legislation in England (1880) has abolished the Court of Exchequer and the Court of Exchequer Chamber, as distinct tribunals, a single board of judiciary, the High Court of Justice, being established for the trial of all classes of civil cases. 2. The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low. Barons of the exchequer. See Baron. Chancellor of the exchequer. See Chancellor. <engineering> Exchequer bills or bonds, bills of money, or promissory bills, issued from the exchequer by authority of Parliament; a species of paper currency emitted under the authority of the government, and bearing interest. Origin: OE. Escheker, OF. Eichekier, fr. LL. Scaccarium. See Checker, Chess, Check. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : EAAT-1 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, GLAST-1 Glutamate Aspartate Transporter, Glutamate Aspartate Transporter 1, SLC1A3 Transporter, EAAT 1 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, GLAST 1 Glutamate Aspartate Transporter, Transporter, SLC1A3
Synonyms : EAAT-2 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, EAAT2 Neurotransmitter Transporter, GLT-1 Transport Protein, GluT-1 Glutamate Transporter, SLC1A2 Transporter, EAAT 2 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, GLT 1 Transport Protein, GluT 1 Glutamate Transporter
Synonyms : EAAC-1 Excitatory Amino-Acid Carrier, EAAT-3 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, SLC1A1 Transporter, EAAC 1 Excitatory Amino Acid Carrier, EAAT 3 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, Transporter, SLC1A1
Synonyms : EAAT-4 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, SLC1A6 Transporter, EAAT 4 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, Transporter, SLC1A6
Synonyms : EAAT-5 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, SLC1A7 Transporter, EAAT 5 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter, Transporter, SLC1A7
| exchange |
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange" the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners" the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable" central: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members rally: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" change: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" substitution: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" switch over: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange" hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company" (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" commute: exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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| excess |
a quantity much larger than is needed immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits surfeit: the state of being more than full overindulgence: excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
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| excitable |
easily excited capable of responding to stimuli
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| exchange transfusion |
slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood
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| excitable area |
motor area: the cortical area that influences motor movements
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| exc | go beyond |
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| exc | go beyond |
| exc | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree |
| exc | to an extreme degree or extent |
| exc | distinguish oneself |
| exc | be good at |
| exc | the quality of excelling |
| exc | something in which something or some one excels |
| exc | a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors) |
| exc | of the highest quality |
| exc | in an excellent manner |
| exc | thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing |