| xeronosus | Synonym: xerosis. Origin: xero-+ G. Nosos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| xerostomia | <symptom> A dryness of the mouth from salivary gland dysfunction, often seen in patients with Sjogren syndrome. (30 Sep 1997) |
| xerotes | Dryness. Origin: G. Xerotes (05 Mar 2000) |
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(xen(o)-) [Gr. xenos strange, foreign] a combining form meaning strange, or denoting relationship to foreign material.
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| Xe | 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 |
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| Xe | king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC) |
| Xe | king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC) |
| Xe | bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death |