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dephlegmate (iou) and Otto pelvis (medicine)


dephlegmate (iou)



dephlegmate verb trans. obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
[from Latin de- DE- 3 + phlegma PHLEGM: see -ATE3.]
Chemistry. Free from phlegm or watery matter, rectify.
dephleg'mation noun M17.
'dephlegmator noun an apparatus for dephlegmation E19.

Otto pelvis (medicine)


Otto pelvis -->
Otto's disease


A disease characterised by an inward bulging of the acetabulum into the pelvic cavity, resulting from arthritis of the hip joints, usually due to rheumatoid arthritis.

Synonym: arthrokatadysis, Otto pelvis, protrusio acetabuli.