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ephelis

Meaning of "ephelis" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF EPHELIS

ɛˈfiːlɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPHELIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ephelis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPHELIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Freckle

Freckles are clusters of concentrated melanin which are most often visible on people with a fair complexion. A freckle is also called an ephelis. Freckles do not have an increased number of melanin producing cells. This is in contrast to lentigines and moles.

Definition of ephelis in the English dictionary

The definition of ephelis in the dictionary is a freckle; skin discoloration.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPHELIS

Aulis · australis · barless · braless · caulis · clueless · degreeless · doorless · Elis · epulis · finalis · furless · hamamelis · Hispalis · keyless · lawless · Marsalis · shoreless · sinewless · starless

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPHELIS

ephebe · ephebic · ephebophilia · ephedra · ephedrin · ephedrine · ephemera · ephemerae · ephemeral · ephemerality · ephemerally · ephemeralness · ephemerid · ephemerides · ephemeridian · ephemeris · ephemeris time · ephemerist · ephemeron · ephemeropteran

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPHELIS

acropolis · allis · amaryllis · Annapolis · Ellis · fleur-de-lis · follis · Indianapolis · lis · Majlis · metropolis · Minneapolis · nelis · polis · propolis · semper fidelis · syphilis · trellis · Wallis · Willis

Synonyms and antonyms of ephelis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ephelis» into 25 languages

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The translations of ephelis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ephelis» in English.
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雀斑
1,325 millions of speakers
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ephelis
570 millions of speakers
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ephelis
380 millions of speakers
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نمش
280 millions of speakers
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ephelis
278 millions of speakers
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ephelis
270 millions of speakers
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ephelis
260 millions of speakers
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220 millions of speakers
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Ephelis
190 millions of speakers
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ephelis
180 millions of speakers
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ソバカス
130 millions of speakers
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ephelis
85 millions of speakers
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Ephelis
85 millions of speakers
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ephelis
80 millions of speakers
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ephelis
75 millions of speakers
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अपफलीय
75 millions of speakers
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ephelis
70 millions of speakers
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ephelis
65 millions of speakers
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ephelis
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ephelis
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ephelis
30 millions of speakers
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ephelis
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ephelis
14 millions of speakers
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ephelis
10 millions of speakers
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ephelis
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ephelis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPHELIS»

Discover the use of ephelis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ephelis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Burket's Oral Medicine
Unlike an ephelis, a melanotic macule does not become darker with continued sun exposure. Overall, the oral melanotic macule is a relatively innocuous lesion, does not represent a melanocytic proliferation, and does not generally recur ...
Lester William Burket, Martin S. Greenberg, Michael Glick, 2008
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The Cyclopædia of practical medicine: comprising treatises ...
We use the term ephelis in the extensive sense which has been given to it by Gorroeus — " non quod a sole tantum vitia ilia in cute con- trahuntur, sed quod a reliquis inducta causis, similem asperitatem et colorem habeant ;"* although we do ...
Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly, 1833
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The Cyclopaedia of Practical Medicine: Comprising Treatises ...
Gran); Lenticula vel lentigo(Lali1t); Ephelisl lentigo (Sausages and Aliberl); Lentigo (Lorry, l Plmck); Lentigo ephelis (Frank); Summersproasen et Sonnensprossen, Sommerflecken (TeuHnice). Freckles. An eruption of small minute spots of a ...
Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly, 1867
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The Cyclopaedia of Practical Medicine: Comprising Treatises ...
M. fiat pomatum part, illin. 2. Ephelis diffusa, an eruption of distinct or confluent large, irregular, round patches, of a tawny, yellow, or brown colour. This form of ephelis may be symptomatic as well as idiopathic. a. Ephelis diffusa symptomatica.
John Forbes, 1833
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A dictionary of practical medicine: Comprising general ...
1 . Defin. — Discolorations of the skin, varying from a yellowish gray to a dark brown, and from minute points to large patches, and either scattered, confluent, or corymbose. 2. I. Forms and History. — Hippocrates applied the term ephelis to the ...
James Copland, 1845
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A dictionary of practical medicine: comprising general ...
Ephelis diffusa, Todd. 6. This species is characterised by the irregular, diffused, and large patches, which vary more widely in colour than the foregoing species ; and are sometimes distinct, sometimes confluent. It has been made to comprise ...
James Copland, 1858
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Clavicipitalean Fungi: Evolutionary Biology, Chemistry, ...
Ephelis conidia can serve as gametes in Atkinsonella texensis (Leuchtmann and Clay, 1989) and Balansia epichloe (White, 1993). The conidia have been observed to germinate repetitively in the Ephelis anamorphs of Balansia claviceps ...
James F. White Jr., Charles W. Bacon, Nigel L. Hywel-Jones, 2003
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A dictionary of practical medicine
Diffused Ephelis. . — Ephetis Diffusa, Todd. 6. This species is characterised by the irregular, diffused, and large patches, which vary more widely in colour than the foregoing species ; and are sometimes distinct, sometimes confluent.
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Ocular Pathology
I. An ephelis (freckle) is a brown, circumscribed macule nor- mally only found on areas of skin exposed to sunlight. II. The color is due to increased pigmentation in the basal cell layer of the epidermis. The pigment (melanin) is derived from ...
Myron Yanoff, Joseph W. Sassani, 2009
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Rice Diseases
Govindu, C. H. (1969) Occurrence of Ephelis on rice variety IR-8 and cotton grass in India. Plant Disease Reporter 53, 360. Hashioka, Y. (1971) Rice diseases in the world–VIII. Diseases due to Hypocreales, Ascomycetes (Fungal diseases–5).
Shu Huang Ou, 1985

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPHELIS»

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Don't Wait for a Cure for Freckles Before Buying Biotech
... the primary endpoint of a Phase III clinical trial examining a treatment for chronic irregular discoloration of epidermis due to ephelis clusters. «Bloomberg, Aug 14»
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5 great skincare tips (from 100 years ago)
These spots, which are ordinarily called freckles, and by the learned, ephelis, are the horror of blondes, red-haired, and dark people, with a fine ... «The Week Magazine, Sep 13»
REFERENCE
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