DERMOBRANCHIATE

Der`mo*bran"chi*ate, a. Etym: [Derm + branchiate.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the skin modified to serve as a gill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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