2013年4月12日金曜日

Desquamates

des;qua;mate pronunciation: function: intransitive verb inflected form(s): des;qua;mat;ed; des;qua;mat;ingetymology: latin desquamatus, past participle of desquamare to scale, from de- + squama scaledate: 1828 : to peel off in scales— des;qua;ma;tion noun

2013年1月7日月曜日

Dracunculiasis

dra;cun;cu;li;a;sis pronunciation: function: noun etymology: new latin, from dracunculus, the guinea worm genus, from latin, diminutive of dracon-, draco serpent, dragon — more at dragondate: 1942 : a disease that is caused by infestation with the guinea worm and that has been eradicated in most regions except africa —called also guinea worm disease