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myoedema (medicine) and putty (oh)


myoedema (medicine)


myoedema


A localised contraction of a degenerating muscle, occurring at the point of a sharp blow, independent of the nerve supply.

Synonym: idiomuscular contraction, mounding, myoidema.

Origin: myo-+ G. Oidema, swelling


putty (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: potee 'potful, putty', from pot 'pot']
a soft whitish substance that becomes hard when it dries and that is used to fix glass into window frames
be putty in sb's hands
to be easily controlled or influenced by someone