See Also: sensitiser(medicine)

webbed (iou) and sensitiser (medicine)


webbed (iou)



webbed adjective. M17.
[from WEB noun + -ED2.]
Esp. of a bird's foot: having the digits connected by a membrane or fold of skin. M17.
b. Medicine. Of the fingers or toes: united for all or part of their length by a fold of skin (cf. WEB noun 8b). M19.
Covered (as) with a cobweb or cobwebs. E19.

sensitiser (medicine)


sensitiser


Synonym: antibody.

2. A substance that causes dermatitis only after alteration (sensitization) of the skin by previous exposure to that substance.