See Also: Bends(medicine)
V-bends(medicine)
Bends(health)

lexis (iou) and Bends (medicine)


lexis (iou)



lexis noun. M20.
[Greek: see LEXICON.]
The diction or wording, in contrast to Other elements, of a piece of Writing. M20.
Linguistics. Items of lexical, as opp. esp. to grammatical, meaning; the total word-stock of a language. Also, the branch of knowledge that deals with words as lexical items. M20.

Bends (medicine)


bends


Colloquism for caisson sickness; decompression sickness.

Origin: fr. Convulsive posture of those so afflicted