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solemnization (iou) and cotton-wool patches (medicine)


solemnization (iou)



solemnization noun. Also solemnisation. LME.
[Old French solem(p)nisation, -ization or medieval Latin solempnizatio(n-): see SOLEMNIZE, -ION.]
The action of solemnizing or celebrating something in a ceremonial or formal manner; spec. the celebration of a Marriage, the due performance of a Marriage ceremony.

cotton-wool patches (medicine)


cotton-wool patches
<clinical sign, ophthalmology> White, fuzzy areas on the surface of the retina (accumulations of cellular organelles) caused by damage (usually infarction) of the retinal fibre layer.

Synonym: cotton-wool spots.