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remediless (iou) and Ear tag (health)


remediless (iou)



remediless adjective. L15.
[from REMEDY noun + -LESS.]
Unable to be relieved, having no prospect of aid or rescue. Now rare or obsolete. L15.
Of trouble, disease, etc.: unable to be remedied, having no cure. E16.
remedilessly adverb (now rare) M16.
remedilessness noun (now rare) E17.

Ear tag (health)


Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore also called preauricular tag. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation.