Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,896,492,891 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

adventitious
(redirected from Adventitious sprout)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
adventitious /ad·ven·ti·tious/ (ad″ven-tish´us)
1. accidental or acquired; not natural or hereditary.
2. found out of the normal or usual place.

ad·ven·ti·tious (dvn-tshs)
adj.
1. Arising from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner; extrinsic.
2. Occurring accidentally or spontaneously, not caused by heredity.
3. Adventitial.

adventitious,
1 pertaining to an accidental condition or an arbitrary action.
2 not hereditary.
3 occurring at an inappropriate place, such as a coating on an artery.

adventitious [ad″ven-tish´us]
not normal to a part.

adventitious
1. accidental or acquired.
2. not in the usual place.

adventitious breath sounds
see breath sounds.
adventitious movements
purposeless movements; as seen in distemper myoclonus in dogs.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.