See Also: mastich(medicine)

rhabditis (iou) and mastich (medicine)


rhabditis (iou)



rhabditis noun. L19.
[mod. Latin Rhabditis (see below), from Greek rhabdos rod.]
A nematode of the genus Rhabditis, found in soil, water, and detritus, and in the larval stage possibly a facultative parasite of mammals. Now chiefly as mod. Latin genus name.
rhab'ditic,
rhab'ditiform adjectives characteristic or of the form of a rhabditis; spec. having or designating a short thick oesophagus with one or more bulbs, as in rhabditids and some Other nematode larvae: L19.
rhabditoid adjective & noun (a) adjective = rhabditiform; (b) noun a nematode with a rhabditiform oesophagus: L19.

mastich (medicine)


mastich -->
mastic


1. <botany> A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; called also, mastic tree.

2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.

3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.

<botany> Barbary mastic, a lofty tree (Bursera gummifera) full of gum resin in every part.

Origin: F, fr. L. Mastiche, mastichum, Gr, fr. To chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing

Alternative forms: mastich.

Source: Websters Dictionary