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mother(2) (iou)



mother noun2. LME.
[Prob. a use of MOTHER noun1: corresp. in form and sense to Middle Dutch moeder (Dutch moer), German Mutter, and in sense to French mere (de vinaigre), Spanish & Italian madre.]
Dregs, scum, orig. that of oil, later that rising to the surface of fermenting liquors. obsolete exc. in mother of grapes = MARC noun 1. LME.
In full mother of vinegar. A ropy mucilaginous substance produced on the surface of alcoholic liquids during acetogenic fermentation, and used to initiate such fermentation in Other alcoholic liquids. E17.

wrist sign (medicine)


wrist sign
<clinical sign> In Marfan's syndrome, when the wrist is gripped with the opposite hand, the thumb and fifth finger overlap appreciably.