LARVATE

Etymology

Adjective

larvate (not comparable)

(medicine) Concealed; obscure; being a doubtful case of disease.

Anagrams

• lavaret

Source: Wiktionary


Lar"vate, a. [L. larva mask.]

Definition: Masked; hence, concealed; obscure; -- applied in medicine to doubtful cases of some diseases; as, larvate pneumonis; larvate epilepsy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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