ecchymosis
n.,
pl. 3ses# 73scz#8 5ModL < Gr ekchymbsis < ekchymousthai, to pour out, extravasate < ek3, out of (see EX31) + cheein, to pour: see FOUND26 Med.
1 an oozing of blood from a blood vessel into the tissues as the result of contusions or disease
2 a black-and-blue or yellowish mark caused by this
ec#chy[mot$ic 73m9t4ik8
adj.
Commonest form is a black eye.
eurytherm
n.
5Ger, independent of temperature variations: see EURY3 & THERM6an organism that can live in a wide range of temperatures: opposed to STENOTHERM
eu#ry[ther4mal 730%r4m!l8, eu#ry[ther4mous 73m!s8, or eu#ry[ther4mic 73mik8
adj.
ubiginous
adj.
5LL rubiginosus < L rubigo, rust, akin to rubeus, red: see RUBY6 rust-colored; reddish-brown: also ru[big$i[nose# 73nbs#8
ruche
n.
5Fr, lit., beehive < OFr rusche < Celt, as in Gaul rusca, bark (used for making beehives)6 a fluting or pleating of lace, ribbon, muslin, net, etc. for trimming dresses, esp. at the wrist and neck
trophalaxis
n.,
pl. 3lax$es# 73cz#8 5ModL < Gr trophc, nourishment (see fol.) + allaxis, barter < allassein, to exchange < allos, other: see ELSE6 the exchange of regurgitated food, glandular secretions, etc. among members of a colony of social insects
troph#al[lac4tic 73lak4tik8
adj.
tugrik
5Mongolian t;g=rig, circle, disk, coin (prob. infl. by dunurin, circle, wheel6
n.
the basic monetary unit of the Mongolian People‘s Republic: see MONEY, table
Maybe Stales got some as souvenirs.
typhlitis
n.
5ModL < Gr typhlon, cecum < typhlos, blind, closed (< IE *dhubh3, cloudy, dark < base *dheu3, to be turbid > DULL) + ModL 3itis, 3ITIS6 [Obs.] inflammation of the cecum
typh[lit$ic 73lit4ik8
adj.
tzigane
n.
5Fr < Hung czig;ny (modern sp. cig;ny) < a S Slavic language6 a gypsy; esp., a Hungarian gypsy
How I wish I could still listen to recordings of Fritz Kreisler playing Zigeunerweise.
ulpan
n.,
pl. ul[pa4nim 73p94nim8 5ModHeb < Aram ulpan, ulpana, study < alef, first letter of the Jewish alphabet6 a course or school for teaching Hebrew by an intensive method; esp., such a school in Israel for immigrants