A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who published an account of it in 1850.
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Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud. →
v. i.
To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. →
n.
The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4. →
v. t.
To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. →
n.
The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire. →