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spinal stenosis (medicine)


spinal stenosis


An abnormal narrowing of the spinal canal that may be either congenital or acquired. Treatment is generally surgical to widen the spinal canal. Laminectomy may be the indicated surgical procedure to reduce pressure on the spinal cord.


calico (iou)



calico noun & adjective. Orig. also calicut. M16.
[Alt. of Calicut, a town in India.]
A. noun. Pl. -oes, -os.
a. Orig. calico cloth. Cotton cloth, orig. as imported from the East; fabric resembling this. Now esp. (a) plain white unprinted bleached or unbleached cotton cloth; (b) N. Amer. printed cotton cloth. M16.
b. A piece or example of such cloth. L16.
A piebald horse. US. M19.
Comb.: calico-bush N. Amer. the mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia; calico-printer, calico-printing (a person engaged in) the production of printed patterns on calico.
b. adjective.
Of calico. L16.
Suggestive of printed calico; multicoloured; piebald. N. Amer. E19.
calico cat a cat with black, ginger, and white patches.