cuirass
11cuirass — The anterior surface of the thorax in relation to symptoms or disease changes. [Fr. cuirasse, a breastplate] analgesic c. SYN: tabetic c.. tabetic c. an analgesic or hypalgesic zone in the proximal …
12cuirass — [15] A cuirass ‘breastplate’ is literally, and was originally, a piece of body armour made of leather. The word comes, via French cuirasse, from Vulgar Latin *coriācia, a nominal use of the Latin adjective coriāceus ‘made of leather’. This was a… …
13cuirass — /kwəˈræs/ (say kwuh ras) noun 1. a piece of defensive armour for the body, combining a breastplate and a piece for the back. 2. the breastplate alone. 3. any similar covering, as the protective armour of a ship. 4. Zoology a hard shell or other… …
14cuirass — [15] A cuirass ‘breastplate’ is literally, and was originally, a piece of body armour made of leather. The word comes, via French cuirasse, from Vulgar Latin *coriācia, a nominal use of the Latin adjective coriāceus ‘made of leather’. This was a… …
15cuirass ventilator — a type of negative pressure ventilator in which a cuirasslike apparatus either completely surrounds the trunk or is applied only to the front of the chest and abdomen, and allows intermittent negative pressure by evacuation of air to force the… …
16cuirass — n.; pl. cuirasses [F. cuirasse, leather breastplate] A protective covering, such as cuticle, plates, scales or shells …
17Cuirass — Piece of body armour, orig. of leather; somewhat like a waistcoat, protecting chest and back. Later it was made of *mail. [< OldFr. cuir = leather] Cf. Cuir bouilli …
18cuirass — cui·rass || kwɪ ræs n. armor that protects the chest and back …
19cuirass — [kwɪ ras] noun 1》 historical a piece of armour consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together. 2》 Medicine an artificial ventilator which encloses the body and forces air in and out of the lungs. Origin ME: from OFr. cuirace, based on… …
20cuirass — n. Breastplate …
