- sporad
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sporadic — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporadēn here and there, from sporad , sporas scattered; akin to Greek speirein to sow more at sperm Date: circa 1689 occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pommer [3] — Pommer, 1) (Pommeranus), Joh., so v.w. Bugenhagen. 2) Christoph Friedrich von P., geb. 1787 zu Calv im Württembergischen; wurde 1809 württembergischer Militär u. 1832 Stabsarzt, 1833 Professor der Medicin in Zürich, nahm seit 1833 seinen Abschied … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
sper- — To strew. Derivatives include sprawl, sperm1, and sporadic. I. Zero grade form *spr . 1. sprawl, from Old English sprēawlian, to sprawl, from Germanic *spr . 2 … Universalium
sporadic — sporadically, adv. sporadicalness, n. sporadicity /spawr euh dis i tee, spohr /, sporadism, n. /speuh rad ik/, adj. 1. (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of… … Universalium
КРЕТИНИЗМ — эндемический. Этимологическое значение слова «кретинизм» до сих пор не вполне выяснено. Аккерман (Acker maim) связывает его с романским cretira жалкое существо, другие авторы производят его от древнефранцузского chr6tien ругательное… … Большая медицинская энциклопедия
sporadic — [spə radɪk] adjective occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places. Derivatives sporadically adverb Origin C17: via med. L. from Gk sporadikos, from sporas, sporad scattered ; related to speirein to sow … English new terms dictionary
sporadic — spo•rad•ic [[t]spəˈræd ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional 2) appearing in scattered or isolated instances • Etymology: 1680–90; < ML sporadicus < Gk sporadikós < sporad (s. of sporás strewn … From formal English to slang
sporadin — ˈspōrədə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Sporadina, genus of gregarines, from Greek sporad , sporas scattered + New Latin ina : a vermiform extracellular fully grown gregarine trophozoite that usually lacks an epimerite compare cephalin … Useful english dictionary
