See Also: anteflexion(dictionary)
anteflexion(medicine)
anteflexion of iris(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
slack(1)(dictionary)
slack(2)(dictionary)
slack(3)(dictionary)
slack(4)(dictionary)
Slack(money)
slack(5)(dictionary)

anteflexion of iris (medicine) and slack(4) (iou)


anteflexion of iris (medicine)


anteflexion of iris


Rarely used term for an iris that is in part, folded forward after a severe iridodialysis so that the pigmented layer faces forward.


slack(4) (iou)



slack noun3. [slak] M16.
[from SLACK adjective or verb. Cf. SLATCH.]
The passing of time. rare. Only in M16.
a. A period of comparative inactivity, esp. in trade; an abatement, a lull. M17.
b. A lessening of a speed limit, esp. on a railway line. L19.
c. In critical path analysis, the length of time by which a particular event can be delayed without delaying the completion of the overall objective. M20.
a. A cessation in the strong flow of a current or of the tide, esp. at high or low water. M18.
b. A stretch of comparatively still water in a river or the sea. E19.
Coarse Fishing In the 'slacks' two members of the Yale team..had caught a gudgeon.
The slack or unstrained part of a rope, sail, etc.; transf. a space between vehicles or railway carriages in a line. L18.
K. Kesey He..heaved harder on the pole..and reeled the slack.
b. A loose part of a garment; spec. the seat of a pair of trousers. colloq. M19.
W. de la Mare She gripped him by the slack of his coat.
In pl. Trousers; esp. full-length loosely cut trousers for informal wear. E19.
H. Williamson He wore..breeches; Other subalterns had changed into slacks.
Impertinence, cheek. dial. & US colloq. E19.
Prosody. An unstressed syllable. L19.
A prostitute. slang. M20.
Phrases: cut a person some slack, give a person some slack N. Amer. slang show a person understanding or restraint, give a person a chance. hold on the slack arch. slang skulk, be lazy. take up the slack use up a surplus, make up a deficiency; avoid an undesirable lull.
Comb.: slack adjuster an automatic device on a vehicle which compensates for variations caused by brake wear; slack suit US informal wear comprising a pair of slacks with matching jacket or shirt; slack variable Math. a variable which expresses the difference between the two sides of an inequality.