Mydriasis: alternatives and connections

A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the air tubes of the lungs; the air sa…

A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-conti…

A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of bo…

A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc.

The varicose dilatation of the spermatic vein.

One who crams; esp., one who prepares a pupil hastily for an examination, or a pupil who is thus prepared.

Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness.

The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction.

An instrument for measuring the dilatation or expansion of a substance, especially of a fluid.

Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book.

A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.

dilatation or distension of a hollow organ

A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., "He not only spared his enemies, bu…

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.

To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital.

an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive product…