See Also: antiphospholipid antibody(medicine)
antiphospholipid antibody syndrome(medicine)
syndrome, antiphospholipid antibody(medicine)
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome(health)
APLS (antiphospholipid antibody syndrome)(health)
rival(2)(dictionary)
rival(1)(dictionary)
co-rival(dictionary)
rival(medicine)
rival 2, verb(dictionary)

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (health) and rival(1) (iou)


Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (health)


An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies in the blood associated with abnormal blood clotting, migraine headaches, recurrent Pregnancy losses (repeat spontaneous abortions), and low blood platelet counts (thrombocytopenia).





rival(1) (iou)



rival noun & adjective. L16.
[Latin rivalis orig. 'a person using the same stream as another', from rivus stream: see -AL1. Earlier in the verb.]
A. noun.
1. A person competing for the same objective as another; a person striving to equal or outdo another. L16.
G. Brown Oscar was my rival for being top of the form. J. Viorst We ceased being rivals. We no longer ran the same races.
2. A person having the same objective as another, an associate. Only in E17.
3. A person who or thing which is arguably equal in quality or distinction to another. M17.
D. Brewster A man who has had no rival in..times..past.
B. attrib. or as adjective. Holding the position of a rival or rivals, competing. L16.
W. S. Churchill Experts dispute the population..and rival estimates vary. G. Vidal Huan was murdered by a rival faction.
rivaless noun (long rare) a female rival L17.
rivalize verb intrans. (now rare) enter into rivalry, compete, with E19.
rivalless [-l-l-] adjective E19.
rivalship noun the state or character of a rival; competition, rivalry: E17.