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‖ tylosis|taɪˈləʊsɪs|
[mod.L., in sense 1 ad. Gr. τύλωσις formation of a callus (Galen), f. τύλος or τύλη: see tylo- and -osis.]
1. Path.
a. An inflammatory disease of the eyelids, characterized by thickening and hardening of their edges.
b. An affection of the mucous membrane of the lips and mouth, characterized by whitish spots; leucoplacia.
c. Callosity.
1890in Billings Med. Dict. 1899Syd. Soc. Lex., T[ylosis] palmæ..callosity of the palm. T. plantæ.., a callosity occurring in the foot. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 689 Tylosis is usually painless.
¶2. Bot. = tylose.
Perh. an erron. use arising from the pl. tyloses being taken as Latin.
1876J. H. Balfour in Encycl. Brit. IV. 87/1 These portions appear as cells filling the interior of the vessel, and are described under the name of tylosis. 1899in Syd. Soc. Lex. 1900B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms, Tylose, Tylosis.., a cell intruding into a duct. |