NARCOSIS FOLLICULORUM
\nɑːkˈə͡ʊsɪs fˌɒlɪkjʊlˈɔːɹəm], \nɑːkˈəʊsɪs fˌɒlɪkjʊlˈɔːɹəm], \n_ɑː_k_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s f_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m]\
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A state of the scalp, which Mr. Erasmus Wilson conceives to be dependent upon torpid action of the hair folicles, and in which the scalp and hair are found covered with a yellowish, dirty-looking powder, composed of an admixture of granular particles and furfuraceous scales.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
Nearby Words
- narcomaniac
- narcophen, narcophine
- narcophin
- narcose
- narcosis
- Narcosis Folliculorum
- narcosis paralysis
- narcospasmus
- narcosyntheses
- narcosynthesis
- narcotan