branny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of branny
Example Sentences
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DEFINITION.—Measles is an acute infectious disease involving the skin and mucous membranes, characterized by successive stages and a maculo-papular eruption, which terminates in a fine branny desquamation.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Ringworm of the Body.—This type of ringworm usually begins as one or several round, somewhat raised and very small, defined congested spots and these are covered with a few branny scales.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
At another time 1 1/2 grains of the drug gave rise to herpetic vesicles on the cheeks, followed by branny desquamation on elimination of the drug.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The scales may be fine and branny or as is most common, the skin peels in large particles.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Not only did they contain a minimum of branny and fibrous matters, but they were also the driest that could be found.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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