Crypt of iris
crypt of iris n.
Any of a group of pits found on the iris close to the pupil.
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[krip-tuh-gam] /ˈkrɪp təˌgæm/ noun, Botany. 1. any of the Cryptogamia, a former primary division of plants that have no true flowers or seeds and that reproduce by spores, as the ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae. /ˈkrɪptəʊˌɡæm/ noun 1. (in former plant classification schemes) any organism that does not produce seeds, including algae, fungi, mosses, and […]
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[krip-tuh-jen-ik] /ˌkrɪp təˈdʒɛn ɪk/ adjective 1. of obscure or unknown origin, as a disease. /ˌkrɪptəʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ adjective 1. (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin cryptogenic cryp·to·gen·ic (krĭp’tə-jěn’ĭk) adj. Of obscure or unknown origin. Used of diseases.
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- Cryptogram
[krip-tuh-gram] /ˈkrɪp təˌgræm/ noun 1. a message or writing in code or cipher; cryptograph. 2. an occult symbol or representation. n. 1880, from crypto- + gram “word, letter.” A modern word coined in English; though the elements are Greek, the ancient Greeks would find it barbarous.
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[krip-tuh-graf, -grahf] /ˈkrɪp təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/ noun 1. (def 1). 2. a system of secret writing; cipher. 3. a device for translating clear text into cipher. /ˈkrɪptəʊˌɡræf; -ˌɡrɑːf/ noun 1. something written in code or cipher 2. a code using secret symbols (cryptograms) 3. a device for translating text into cipher, or vice versa