| Zymotic disease | <microbiology> Any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment. Origin: Gr. Causing to ferment, fr. To ferment, ferment, leaven. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| zymotic papilloma | <medicine> A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterised by yellowish or reddish tumours, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws. Origin: African yaw a raspberry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| zyophyte | <botany> Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells. Cf. Oophyte. Origin: Gr. A yoke + fyton a plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| zyxin | <cell biology> Protein (82 kD) found at the adherens junction. Interacts with _ actinin. Found in fibroblasts, smooth muscle and pigmented retinal epithelium. (18 Nov 1997) |