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AIT
Etymology 1
Noun
ait (plural aits)
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
Synonyms
• eyot
Etymology 2
Noun
ait (plural aits)
(Scotland) An oat.
Anagrams
• IAT, ITA, TAI, TIA, Tai, Tia, ita, tai, tia
Noun
AIT (uncountable)
(pathology) Initialism of alloimmune thrombocytopenia: a too-low number of platelets in one's blood, especially a newborn's or fetus', due to alloimmunity.
Synonyms
• neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAITP, NAIT
• feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAITP, FMAIT
• alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Anagrams
• IAT, ITA, TAI, TIA, Tai, Tia, ita, tai, tia
Source: Wiktionary
Ait, n. Etym: [AS. ieg, ig, island. See Eyot.]
Definition: An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot. The ait where the osiers grew. R. Hodges (1649). Among green aits and meadows. Dickens.
Ait, n.
Definition: Oat. [Scot.] Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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