Disease, adult celiac — This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related grains and present in many foods that we eat. Sprue causes impaired absorption and digestion of nutrients through the small intestine.… … Medical dictionary
acorn disease — noun : a virus disease of citrus (as oranges) considered identical with or an expression of stubborn disease and characterized by malformed and more or less acorn shaped fruit … Useful english dictionary
childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… … Universalium
Milium (disease) — Milia rediects here. For other uses, see disambiguation Milia Classification and external resources Milia on the eyelid of an adult male ICD 10 L72.8 (ILDS L72.830) … Wikipedia
crazy top — noun : any of several plant diseases in which the top growth undergoes characteristic alteration: as a. : a disease of citrus that occurs on alkaline soils, that is marked by loss of mature leaves, stiff brushy terminal growth, and abnormal… … Useful english dictionary
Some bacterial diseases of plants — ▪ Table Some bacterial diseases of plants disease causative agent hosts symptoms and signs additional features Granville wilt Pseudomonas solanacearum tobacco, tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper, and other plants stunting, yellowing, and wilting of … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium