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elucubrate (iou) and diastrophism (medicine)


elucubrate (iou)



elucubrate verb trans. Now rare. M16.
[Latin elucubrat- pa. ppl stem of elucubrare compose by lamplight: see -ATE3.]
Compose by working at night; gen. study.

diastrophism (medicine)


diastrophism
Distortion that occurs in objects as a result of bending.

Origin: G. Diastrophe, fr. Diastrephein, distortion