See Also: aerodermectasia(medicine)

gadfly (oh) and aerodermectasia (medicine)


gadfly (oh)



[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: gad 'pointed stick' (13-19 centuries) (from Old Norse gaddr) + FLY2]
someone who annoys Other people by criticizing them
a fly that bites cattle and horses

aerodermectasia (medicine)


aerodermectasia


Synonym: subcutaneous emphysema.

Origin: aero-+ G. Derma, skin, + ektasis, a stretching out