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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