See Also: glissonitis(medicine)

aurelia (iou) and glissonitis (medicine)


aurelia (iou)



aurelia noun. L16.
[Italian, fem. of aurelio golden; as noun a silkworm in its cocoon.]
A helichrysum, Helichrysum stoechas. L16-E17.
A chrysalis. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
A jellyfish of the common genus Aurelia, esp. A. aurita. L19.

glissonitis (medicine)


glissonitis
Inflammation of Glisson's capsule, or the connective tissue surrounding the portal vein and the hepatic artery and bile ducts.