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long-winded(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
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Erosion (medicine) and long-winded (medicine)


Erosion (medicine)


erosion


1. An eating away, destruction of the surface of a tissue, material or structure.

2. Progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth by chemical processes that do not involve bacterial action.

See: abrasion.

3. A gradual breakdown or very shallow ulceration of the skin which involves only the epidermis and heals without scarring.

Origin: L. Erosio, from erodere = to eat out


long-winded (medicine)


long-winded
Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker. Long-windedness, "A tedious, long-winded harangue." (South)

Source: Websters Dictionary