Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped like a coin; oval or circular.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
nummulary : applied in medicine to the sputa or expectorations in phthisis, when on falling they flatten like a piece of money.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to coin or money; pecuniary.
- adjective (Pathol.) Having the appearance or form of a coin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
coins ormoney . - adjective Coin-
shaped ; flattened, with a rounded form, asdisk . - adjective medicine : characterized by round lesions.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Latin nummulus, diminutive of nummus, coin, probably from Greek nomimos, customary, legal; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin nummularius, from nummulus, diminutive of nummus a coin: compare French nummulaire.
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Examples
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A dry environment, very hot showers, stress and other skin disorders may cause nummular eczema.
unknown title 2009
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You can relieve the dry sores of nummular dermatitis by soaking in salt water, followed by an application of corticosteroid cream and emolient.
unknown title 2009
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