See Also: acrometagenesis(medicine)

bannock (iou) and acrometagenesis (medicine)


bannock (iou)



bannock noun. Scot. & north.
[Old English bannuc (recorded once), orig. from a British word repr. by Welsh ban, Breton bannac'h, banne, Cornish banna drop.]
A round, flat (but fairly thick) girdle-cake, usu. made of oatmeal, barley, pease, or flour; (local usage varies).

acrometagenesis (medicine)


acrometagenesis
Abnormal growth of the extremities resulting in deformity.

Origin: acro-+ G. Meta, beyond, + genesis, origin