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posy (medicine)


posy


Origin: Contr. Fr. Poesy.

1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. "The posy of a ring."

2. [Probably so called from the use of flowers as having an enigmatical significance. Wedgwood] A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. "Bridegroom's posies." "We make a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us, and wearing them for posies." (Swift)

Source: Websters Dictionary


Cockayne's disease (medicine)


Cockayne's disease -->
Cockayne's syndrome
<syndrome> Dwarfism, precociously senile appearance, pigmentary degeneration of the retina, optic atrophy, deafness, sensitivity to sunlight, and mental retardation; autosomal recessive inheritance. There is a variant with early onset.

Synonym: Cockayne's disease.