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21Waxy corn — (maize) was found in China in 1909. As this plant showed many peculiar traits, the American breeders long used it as a genetic marker to tag the existence of hidden genes in other maize breeding programs. In 1922 a researcher found that the… …
22Waxy degeneration — Waxy Wax y, a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. Waxy to persuasion. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] {Waxy degeneration} (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under {Amyloid}. {Waxy… …
23Waxy kidney — Waxy Wax y, a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. Waxy to persuasion. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] {Waxy degeneration} (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under {Amyloid}. {Waxy… …
24Waxy liver — Waxy Wax y, a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. Waxy to persuasion. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] {Waxy degeneration} (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under {Amyloid}. {Waxy… …
25Waxy flexibility — Classification and external resources MeSH D002375 Waxy flexibility is a psychomotor symptom of catatonic schizophrenia[1] which leads to …
26waxy flexibility — n a condition in which a patient s limbs retain any position into which they are manipulated by another person and which occurs esp. in catatonic schizophrenia compare CATALEPSY * * * the rigidity of the body seen in some severe cases of… …
27waxy degeneration — n ZENKER S DEGENERATION * * * amyloid d …
28waxy corn — noun or waxy maize : an Indian corn with grains that have a waxy appearance when cut, that contain only branched chain starch, and that are used especially for desserts and adhesives and as a replacement for tapioca …
29waxy degeneration — noun : amyloidosis * * * waxy degeneration noun A morbid process by which the healthy tissue of various organs is transformed into a waxy albuminous substance • • • Main Entry: ↑wax …
30waxy degeneration — Amyloid Am y*loid, Amyloidal Am y*loid al, a. [L. amylum starch + oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. [1913 Webster] {Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an… …
