See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
bearing(dictionary)
bearing(encyclopedia)
bearing(dictionary)
Bearing(medicine)
bearing down(medicine)
oil-bearing(dictionary)
bearing-down pain(medicine)
central bearing(medicine)

Roman fever (medicine) and bearing (oh)


Roman fever (medicine)


Roman fever
Malignant tertian, falciparum, or aestivoautumnal fever, formerly prevalent in the Roman Campagna and in the city of Rome; caused by Plasmodium falciparum.


bearing (oh)



have a/some/no etc bearing on sth
to have an effect or influence on something, or not have any effect or influence
::Exercise has a direct bearing on how healthy you are.
lose your bearings
a) to become confused about where you are
::I completely lost my bearings in the dark.
b) to become confused about what you should do next
::young men who have lost their bearings in a changing society
get/find your bearings
a) to find out exactly where you are
::He paused to get his bearings.
b) to feel confident that you know what you should do next
::An introduction session helps new students get their bearings.
[singular, U] the way in which you move, stand, or behave, especially when this shows your character
[C] technical a direction or angle that is shown by a compass
::learning to take a compass bearing
[C] technical a part of a machine that turns on another part, or in which a turning part is held
-see also ball bearing