| xeronate | <chemistry> A salt of xeronic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| xeronic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4, related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; so called from its tendency to form its anhydride. Origin: Gr. Dry + citraconic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| xeronosus | Synonym: xerosis. Origin: xero-+ G. Nosos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| xerophagia | Eating a dry diet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| xerophile | <biology, zoology> An organism adapted to growth at very low water potentials. (09 Oct 1997) |
| xerophilous | <botany> Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture. "Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are termed by De Candolle xerophilous." (Goodale) Origin: Gr. Dry + to love. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| xerophthalmia | <disease> A dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea due to vitamin A deficiency. The condition begins with night blindness and conjunctival xerosis and progresses to corneal xerosis, and, in the late stages, to keratomalacia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| xerophthalmus | <disease> A dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea due to vitamin A deficiency. The condition begins with night blindness and conjunctival xerosis and progresses to corneal xerosis, and, in the late stages, to keratomalacia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| xerophthalmy | <medicine> Xerophthalmia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| xerophyte | <botany> A plant that survives or thrives in areas with very little moisture. (06 May 1997) |
| xerophytic | <ecology> Adapted to survive in a region where access to water is limited. (09 Oct 1997) |
| xeropthalmia | Dry eyes. Also, called conjunctivitis arida. Xeropthalmia can be associated with systemic diseases (such as sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, hypothyroidism, and others) or deficiency of vitamin a. Xeropthalmia results from inadequate function of the lacrimal glands which supply water to produce tears. (12 Dec 1998) |
| xeroradiograph | The permanent record made by xeroradiography. Synonym: xerogram. (05 Mar 2000) |
| xeroradiography | A photoelectric method of recording an X-ray image on a coated metal plate, using low-energy photon beams, long exposure time and dry chemical developers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| xerosis | Pathologic dryness of the skin (xeroderma), the conjunctiva (xerophthalmia), or mucous membranes. Synonym: xeronosus. Origin: xero-+ G. -osis, condition Xerosis parenchymatosus, superficial drying of the conjunctiva due to diffuse scarring, with closure of the lacrimal gland openings. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Xeroradiographies
Synonyms : Asialias, Dryness, Mouth, Hyposalivations, Xerostomias
| xerophthalmia |
abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A
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| xerophthalmus |
xerophthalmia: abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A
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| xeroradiography |
radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques
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| xerostomia |
abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
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| xerocyte |
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| xer | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water |
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| xer | abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes |
| xer | abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes |
| xer | small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass |
| xer | plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers |
| xer | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water |
| xer | adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment |
| xer | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water |
| xer | radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques |
| xer | abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva |
| xer | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) |
| xer | duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder |