See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
nebula(dictionary)
Gum Nebula(encyclopedia)
Nebula(medicine)
nebula(dictionary)
nebula(encyclopedia)
Orion Nebula(encyclopedia)
solar nebula(encyclopedia)
nebula (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
planetary nebula(encyclopedia)

parovariotomy (medicine) and nebula (oh)


parovariotomy (medicine)


parovariotomy
<procedure> Incision into or removal of a tumour of the parovarium.

Origin: parovarium + G. Tome, incision


nebula (oh)



[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: 'mist, cloud']
a mass of gas and dust among the stars, which often appears as a bright cloud in the sky at night
a galaxy (=mass of stars) which appears as a bright cloud in the sky at night
-- nebular adj