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hammochrysos (iou) and diastrophism (medicine)


hammochrysos (iou)



hammochrysos noun. E18.
[Latin from Greek hammokhrusos, from hammos sand + khrusos gold.]
A legendary sparkling stone, usu. identified with a yellow micaceous sand.

diastrophism (medicine)


diastrophism
Distortion that occurs in objects as a result of bending.

Origin: G. Diastrophe, fr. Diastrephein, distortion