See Also: tractus(medicine)
tractus(dictionary)
tractus olivocerebellaris(medicine)
tractus opticus(medicine)
tractus parietopontinus(medicine)
tractus olfactorius(medicine)
tractus reticulospinalis(medicine)
tractus rubrospinalis(medicine)
tractus solitarius(medicine)
tractus pyramidalis(medicine)

shortness (iou) and tractus (medicine)


shortness (iou)



shortness noun. OE.
[from SHORT adjective + -NESS.]
The quality or fact of being short in duration, linear extent, etc.; brevity. Opp. length. OE.
b. Brevity or conciseness in speech or Writing. LME-L16.
c. A short period of time. L16-L17.
Defective range or extent of vision or memory. M17.
Defectiveness, imperfection; in pl. defects, shortcomings. M17-M18.
The condition of being short of something; deficiency, lack (of money, Food, etc.); scarcity. M17.
The quality of being short in texture or substance; friability, brittleness. M17.
Phrases: for shortness (now rare) for the sake of brevity, to save time or distance. shortness of breath difficulty in breathing, breathlessness.

tractus (medicine)


tractus


Synonym: tract.

Origin: L. A drawing, drawing out, extent, tract, fr. Traho, pp. Tractus, to draw