See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Weigert's law(medicine)
Weigert, Carl(medicine)
Weigert's stain(medicine)
Weigert-Meyer rule(medicine)
Weigert-Gram stain(medicine)
Weigert's iodine solution(medicine)
Weigert's iron haematoxylin stain(medicine)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
mission(encyclopedia)

Weigert's law (medicine) and mission (oh)


Weigert's law (medicine)


Weigert's law


The loss or destruction of a part or element in the organic world is likely to result in compensatory replacement and overproduction of tissue during the process of regeneration or repair (or both), as in the formation of callus when a fractured bone heals.

Synonym: overproduction theory.


mission (oh)



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1 ?air force/army etc?
2 ?job?
3 ?duty?
4 ?purpose?
5 ?government?
6 ?Religion?
7 mission accomplished
8 woman/man with a mission
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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: missio 'act of sending', from mittere 'to send, throw']
?AIR FORCE/ARMY ETC?
an important job that involves travelling somewhere, done by a member of the airforce, army etc, or by a spacecraft
::He was sent on over 200 missions before being killed in action.
mission to
::the first manned space mission to Mars
::US troops taking part in the peacekeeping mission
?JOB?
an important job that someone has been given to do, especially when they are sent to another place
::Her mission was to improve staff morale and output.
on a mission
::scientists on a mission to the rainforest, to study possible medicinal uses of plants
rescue/diplomatic/fact-finding etc mission
::a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland
?DUTY?
something that you feel you must do because it is your duty
-synonym calling calling, vocation vocation
::Momich's mission was to help young people in his local community.
::His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.
?PURPOSE?
the purpose or the most important aim of an organization
::The mission of International House is to enable students of different cultures to live together and build life-long friendships.
-see also mission statement
?GOVERNMENT?
a group of important people who are sent by their government to another country to discuss something or collect information
-synonym delegation delegation
::a British trade mission to Moscow
?Religion?
a) religious work that involves going to a foreign country in order to teach people about Christianity or help poor people
b) a building where this kind of work is done, or the people who work there
mission accomplished
used when you have successfully achieved something that you were trying to do
woman/man with a mission
someone who is very determined to achieve what they are trying to do - often used humorously