ECPTOMA
\ɛkptˈə͡ʊmə], \ɛkptˈəʊmə], \ɛ_k_p_t_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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This word has been used in various senses, 1. Synonymously with luxation. 2. For the separation of grangrenous parts. 3. For the expulsion of the secundines. 4. For the prolapsus of the womb and 5. For iutestinal or omental hernia, &c.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).