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hemidesmus

hemidesmus noun: the dried root of Hemidesmus indicus, from India and used medicinally as a tonic or diuretic.

Noun

hemidesmus (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The dried root of Hemidesmus indicus, from India and used medicinally as a tonic or diuretic.

Origin of hemidesmus

From the genus name.

Questions about hemidesmus

What does hemidesmus mean?
Hemidesmus means the dried root of Hemidesmus indicus, from India and used medicinally as a tonic or diuretic.
What part of speech is hemidesmus?
Hemidesmus is a noun.

Words near hemidesmus in the dictionary

  1. hemidepleted
  2. hemidescine
  3. hemidesmosomal
  4. hemidesmosome
  5. hemidesmosomes
  6. hemidesmus
  7. hemidiaphragm
  8. hemidiaphragmatic
  9. hemidiaphragms
  10. hemidimer
  11. hemidimers

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