See Also: signifier(dictionary)

oligaemia (iou) and signifier (iou)


oligaemia (iou)



oligaemia noun. Also *oligemia. M19.
[French oligaimie from Greek oligaimia, formed as OLIGO- + -AEMIA.]
Medicine. = HYPOVOLAEMIA.
oligaemic adjective M19.

signifier (iou)



signifier noun. M16.
[from SIGNIFY + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which signifies something; a significator. M16.
Linguistics. = SIGNIFIANT. Opp. SIGNIFIED noun. M20.
A person who boasts or makes insulting remarks etc., esp. in competitive exaggeration. US slang. M20.