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stria mallearis (medicine) and till(5) (iou)


stria mallearis (medicine)


stria mallearis


A bright line seen through the membrana tympani, produced by the attachment of the manubrium of the malleus.

Synonym: mallear stripe.


till(5) (iou)



till verb1.
[Old English tilian = Old Frisian tilia get, cultivate, Old Saxon tilian, tilon obtain (Dutch telen produce, cultivate), Old High German zilon, zilen (German zielen aim, strive), Gothic gatilon from Germanic base also of TILL preposition & conjunction.]
I. Labour, cultivate.
verb intrans. Strive, exert oneself, work. OE-ME.
verb trans. Labour or seek after, provide; obtain by effort. Later also, get, obtain. OE-LME.
verb trans. Attend to medically; treat (a patient or disease), take care of. Only in OE.
verb trans. & (rare) intrans. Do work such as ploughing, manuring, etc., on (land) in preparation for growing crops; cultivate (soil, a field, etc.). ME.
b. verb trans. spec. Plough (land). LME.
verb trans. Produce or raise (a crop); tend and cultivate (a plant) to promote growth. ME-L15.
verb trans. Improve and develop (a person's mind, a field of knowledge, a virtue, etc.). ME.
II. Prepare.
verb trans. Spread (a net), set (a trap). Also, set in any position. Now dial. ME.
verb trans. Pitch (a tent); set (a sail). LME-E17.
tillable adjective able to be tilled or cultivated; esp. able to be ploughed: L16.