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1. allituric, adj. View full entry 1846
...an acid of uncertain identity obtained as a yellowish-white solid when alloxantin was heated with hydrochloric acid....
2. allocentric, adj. View full entry 1909
...Med. Designating the metabolism of a tissue or organism as a whole, as opposed to that of its constituent cells. rare. Now disused....
3. autophone, n. View full entry 1850
...Usu. with capital initial. A type of small barrel organ producing music by means of perforated cards. Now hist....
4. autophony, n. View full entry 1840
...A method of auscultation in which the auscultator, speaking with his or her ear placed on the patient's chest or to the stethoscope, listens for changes in the resonance of his own...
5. helvetium, n. View full entry 1940
...Earlier name for astatine Cf. also alabamine and anglo-helvetium (Disused.)...
6. heredito-, comb. form View full entry 1859
...Forming adjectives chiefly relating to diseases or disorders with the sense ‘both hereditary and ——’....
7. home video, n. View full entry 1948
...U.S....
8. nemo, n. and adj. View full entry 1927
...A radio or television programme originating outside the studio from which it is broadcast. Cf. remote2....
9. organotherapy, n. View full entry 1896
...Treatment of disease by the administration of preparations made from endocrine glands or other organs....
10. Piccadilly, n. View full entry 1853
...a type of wide, elaborate collar. Cf. piccadill1. Now chiefly hist....
11. Pinpoint, n.2 View full entry 1984
...A proprietary name for: a service whereby a customer can use a credit card in conjunction with a PIN number to obtain goods from an automatic dispenser. Now disused....
12. plastic film, n.1 View full entry 1925
...A type of cinematographic film which gives some illusion of depth to the projected image....
13. radiology, n. View full entry 1900
...The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disease by means of X-rays, other forms of ionizing radiation, and (in later use) other imaging techniques (such as ultrasound and...
14. street orderly, n. View full entry 1848
...A person employed to keep the streets free of dirt and litter; a road sweeper....
