THLIPSIS
\tˌiːˈe͡ɪt͡ʃlˈɪpsɪs], \tˌiːˈeɪtʃlˈɪpsɪs], \t_ˌiː__ˈeɪ_tʃ_l_ˈɪ_p_s_ɪ_s]\
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Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
By Oddity Software
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Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
By Noah Webster.
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thlip'sis, n. constriction of a blood-vessel by external compression. [Gr.,--thlibein, to press.]
By Thomas Davidson
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(path.). Compression of blood-vessel &c. esp. by external compression. [Greek]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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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).