See Also: arthroderm(medicine)
spiral CT(medicine)
spiral(1)(dictionary)
spiral(2)(dictionary)
spiral(3)(dictionary)
spiral(4)(dictionary)
Spiral(medicine)
spiral joint(medicine)
spiral organ(medicine)
spiral membrane(medicine)

spiral 2, verb (oh) and arthroderm (medicine)


spiral 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle spiralled present participle spiralling BrE
past tense and past participle spiraled present participle spiraling AmE
v [I]
[always + adverb/preposition] to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes round
spiral to/around etc
::The damaged plane spiralled to the ground.
if a situation spirals, it gets worse, more violent etc in a way that cannot be controlled
::Crime has spiraled out of control .
if Debt or the cost of something spirals, it increases quickly in a way that cannot be controlled
-- spiralling BrE spiraling AmE adj
::the spiralling cost of legal Services

arthroderm (medicine)


arthroderm
<zoology> The external covering of an Arthropod.

Origin: Gr. Joint + 'derm.

Source: Websters Dictionary