See Also: hyperapophysis(medicine)

nostrum (iou) and hyperapophysis (medicine)


nostrum (iou)



nostrum noun. . E17.
[Latin, neut. sing. of noster our.]
A quack remedy, a patent medicine, esp. one prepared by the person recommending it. E17.
b. A recipe. rare. M18.
A pet scheme, a favourite remedy, esp. for bringing about social or political reform or improvement. M18.
C. Kingsley Another party's nostrum is, more churches, more schools, more clergymen.

hyperapophysis (medicine)


hyperapophysis
<anatomy> A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra. Hyperapophysial.

See: apophysis.