TARAXACUM DANDELION
\tˈaɹɐksˌakəm dˈandɪlˌa͡ɪ͡ən], \tˈaɹɐksˌakəm dˈandɪlˌaɪən], \t_ˈa_ɹ_ɐ_k_s_ˌa_k_ə_m d_ˈa_n_d_ɪ_l_ˌaɪə_n]\
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i.e. dent du lion (Bot.) A gen. of Compositae, of which the root-stock is extensively used in medicine as an aperient and tonic, especially in liver complaints. [The word is traced by M. Devic, with some likelihood, to the Ar. tarachaquun, wild chicory (Littre).]
By Henry Percy Smith
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
- group inherited disorders which share progressive ataxia combination with atrophy CEREBELLUM; PONS; inferior olivary nuclei. Additional features include RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. familial has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, is considered a clinical subtype MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)