RILIEVO

relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief

(noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rilievo (plural rilievos or rilievi)

(art) A relief.

Source: Wiktionary


Ri*lie"vo, n.Etym: [It. See Relief.] (Sculp. & Arch.)

Definition: Same as Relief, n.,5.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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