| egypt | A republic in northwest africa. Its capital is cairo. It was a very ancient kingdom which, by ca. 3000 b.c., was one of the early civilizations of the ancient world. It was the centre of hellenistic culture 330-323 b.c. And part of the roman empire from 30 b.c. Until the arab conquest in 640 a.d. Egypt was successively administered by the ottoman empire, the british, and the french from 1517 to 1914. It was established as a republic in 1953. The latin name aegyptus and the greek aiguptos are renderings of the egyptian hut-ka-ptah, hut (temple) + ka (soul) + ptah (ptah, the famous god), temple of the soul of ptah. The egyptian name for egypt was kemet, meaning black country, with reference to the dark skin of the ancient egyptians. This in turn is from ham, the second son of noah, whose name is of uncertain origin. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| egyptian | Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa. Egyptian bean. <botany> A medium-sized tree (Acacia vera). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic. Origin: L. Aegyptius, Gr, fr. (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. Egyptien. Cf. Gypsy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Egyptian haematuria | Infection with Schistosoma haematobium, the eggs of which invade the urinary tract, causing cystitis and haematuria, and possibly an increased likelihood of bladder cancer. Synonym: bladder schistosomiasis, Egyptian haematuria, endemic haematuria, urinary schistosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Egyptian ophthalmia | <ophthalmology> A chronic infectious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, producing photophobia, pain, lacrimation and blindness. It is one of the oldest infectious diseases known to mankind, and dates back several thousand years with first documentation as early as the pharaonic era in Egypt. The disease is associated with poor socioeconomic conditions in general: with overcrowding, poor personal and environmental hygiene and, in particular, with very limited access to water and sanitation. Trachoma has been eliminated as a blinding disease from several previously hyperendemic countries and regions, both through significant improvements in the socioeconomic status of populations and through specific control efforts. Despite these successes, in many least developed countries of the world blinding trachoma continues to be an important public health problem. In some of the countries where trachoma was once hyperendemic, there remain residual pockets of blinding trachoma and complications, such as inturned eyelashes (trichiasis), which require eyelid surgery. Today, the disease is found mainly in poor rural areas, including parts of central and south America, most African countries and some countries in the Eastern Mediterranean. Trachoma is still endemic in several Asian countries, but there is a lack of updated information from some major populations, e.g. In India and China. The organism that causes this disease is Chlamydia trachomatis; a microorganism resembling both bacteria and viruses, which spreads through contact with eye discharge from the infected person (on towels, handkerchiefs, fingers, etc.) and through transmission by eye-seeking flies. Chlamydia trachomatis provokes an inflammatory reaction in the eye with formation of follicles in the conjunctiva. After years of repeated infections, the inside of the eyelids may be scarred so severely that the eyelid turns inwards with eyelashes rubbing on the eyeball. If untreated, this condition leads to blindness. The World Health Organization is working towards global elimination of trachoma, which is responsible, at present, for at least 15% of the world's blindness. Worldwide, there are about 6 million people largely irreversibly blinded by trachoma, and an estimated 146 million cases of active disease in need of treatment, if blindness is to be prevented. International efforts to eliminate trachoma as a blinding disease will be based on a combination of interventions known by the acronym "SAFE", which stands for Surgery for trichiasis (inturned eyelashes), Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement. These interventions will be community-targeted and will seek community involvement through the primary health care approach. Origin: Gr. Trachoma = roughness (07 May 1998) |
| Egyptian splenomegaly | Term sometimes used as a synonym for schistosomiasis mansoni, although hepatomegaly and fibrosis are more consistently found than is an enlarged spleen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| egyptological | Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| egyptologist | One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of Egyptology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| egyptology | <study> The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, especially. The hieroglyphics. Origin: Egypt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms :
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Naja haje, a species found throughout Africa and the western part of the Arabian peninsula.
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trachoma.
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that caused by Schistosoma mansoni.
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| egypt | an ancient empire west of Israel |
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| egypt | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971 |
| egypt | the ancient and now extinct language of Pharaonic Egypt |
| egypt | a native or inhabitant of Egypt |
| egypt | of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language |
| egypt | perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds |
| egypt | the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa |
| egypt | a domestic cat of Egypt |
| egypt | cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death |
| egypt | sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa |
| egypt | fine long-stable somewhat brownish cotton grown in Egypt |
| egypt | a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
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