Horny excrescence

  • 1Epithema — Ep i*the ma, n. [NL., from Gr. epi upon + ? a case, box, fr. ? to place.] (Zo[ o]l.) A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 2cutaneous horn — a horny excrescence of the skin, usually on the scalp or face; these sometimes overlie premalignant keratoses or squamous or basal cell carcinoma. Cutaneous horn arising from an actinic keratosis …

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  • 3corn — I. n. 1. Cereal grain. 2. Maize, Indian corn. 3. Horny excrescence. II. v. a. 1. Salt moderately, sprinkle with salt. 2. [U. S., Scotch, and provincial.] Intoxicate, fuddle, muddle, inebriate, make drunk, make tipsy …

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  • 4boneshave —  a bony or horny excrescence or tumour, growing on horses heels, perhaps so called from a distant resemblance to the sub stance of a bone spavin ; also the. scratches. Exmoor …

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  • 5wart — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wearte; akin to Old High German warza wart, Old Church Slavic vrědŭ injury Date: before 12th century 1. a. a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities that is caused by any of several …

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  • 6Ichthyology terms — Ichthyology uses several terms that are unique to the science.Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z NOTOC A * Abdomen: belly * Abdominal: pertaining to the belly * Actinosts: a series of bones at the base of the pectoral… …

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  • 7Black canker — Canker Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See …

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  • 8Canker — Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See… …

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  • 9canker of the mouth — Canker Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See …

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  • 10noma — Canker Can ker (k[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ? gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer. See …

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