observe (iou) and dendritic calculus (medicine)

observe (iou)

observe verb & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French observer from Latin observare watch, attend to, guard, from ob- OB- + servare watch, keep.]
A. verb.
I.
verb trans. Pay practical regard to (a law, custom, principle, etc.); adhere to, keep, follow. LME.
P. Norman There was a 5 m.p.h. speed limit for cars..which Dad observed with..care. A. Mason When procedures were correctly observed, results followed.
verb trans. Hold or keep to (a manner of life or behaviour, a habit); maintain (a quality, state, etc.). LME.
J. H. Newman Othman observed the life of a Turcoman, till he became a conqueror. J. Neel The meeting observed a thirty-second silence.
b. Foll. by to do: be in the habit of doing. M17-M18.
verb trans. Mark or acknowledge (a festival, anniversary, etc.) by due rites; perform (a ceremony, rite, etc.); = KEEP verb 9. LME.
S. Butler The rigour with which the young people were taught to observe the Sabbath.
verb trans. Show regard for; show respectful or courteous attention to (a person); humour; gratify. LME-M18.
Shakespeare Julius Caesar Must I observe you? Must I stand and crouch under your testy humour?
II.
a. verb trans. Inspect for purposes of divination; watch or take note of (omens). arch. LME.
b. verb trans. Watch attentively or carefully. M16.
D. Murphy Gloom enveloped me at the thought of Old Brigid..vigilantly observing our table-manners.
c. verb intrans. Make observations; keep watch. E17-L18.
verb trans. Give heed to (a point); take care that, to do. E16-L18.
verb trans. Watch for in order to take advantage of (a suitable time, an opportunity). M16-M17.
W. Monson They must observe the Spring-Tides to come over the Barr.
verb trans. Take notice of; be aware of seeing; remark, perceive, see. (Foll. by that, to be, to do.) M16.
T. Hardy At last he observed the white waistcoat of the man he sought. Scientific American In such circumstances crocodiles have been observed to move the carcass toward another crocodile.
a. verb trans. Take note of or detect scientifically; watch or examine methodically, esp. without experimental or therapeutic intervention. M16.
b. verb intrans. Make scientific observations; spec. (now rare or obsolete) make an astronomical measurement to determine latitude or longitude. M18.
III.
verb trans. Say by way of comment; remark, mention. (Foll. by that.) E17.
T. Hardy 'Well, 'tis a curious place..,' observed Moon. J. Conrad Captain Vincent..observed abstractedly that he was not a man to put a noose round a dog's neck.
b. verb intrans. Foll. by on: make a remark about, comment on. Now rare. E17.
b. noun.
= OBSERVATION 5, 6. Now Scot. dial. M17.
= OBSERVATION 3, 4. Chiefly Scot. L17-M19.
observingly adverb in an observant manner L16.

dendritic calculus (medicine)

dendritic calculus -->
staghorn calculus

A calculus occurring in the renal pelvis, with branches extending into the infundibula and calices.

Synonym: branched calculus, coral calculus, dendritic calculus.

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