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Dictionary: pleth·o·ra   (plĕth'ər-ə) pronunciation
n.
  1. A superabundance; an excess.
  2. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.

[Late Latin plēthōra, from Greek, from plēthein, to be full.]


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Definition: excess
Antonyms: dearth, few, lack, little, need, rarity, scarcity, want


Dental Dictionary: plethora
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(pleth′ər-ə)
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A nonspecific increase in blood bulk. Clinically, the patient is flushed and has a feeling of tenseness in the head; the blood vessels are full, and the pulse is firm.

Veterinary Dictionary: plethora
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A general term denoting an overabundance, or specifically, an excessive amount of blood.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Too great an amount; glut.

pronunciation I have a plethora of potentially putrid puzzlers. — Ray Magliozzi

Translations: Plethora
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overflod, blodoverfyldning

Nederlands (Dutch)
overschot, overvloed, grote hoeveelheid

Français (French)
n. - pléthore, surabondance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Plethora, (Un)menge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πληθώρα, υπεραφθονία

Italiano (Italian)
pletora

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pletora (f), superabundância (f)

Русский (Russian)
полнокровие, избыток

Español (Spanish)
n. - plétora

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - övermått, övermättnad, blodfullhet (läk.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
过多, 多血症, 过剩

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 過多, 多血症, 過剩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 과다, 다혈증

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 過多, 過剰

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وفرة الدم, زيادة عدد الكريات في الدم, تكدس, , وفرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גודש, שפע רב, אספקת-יתר, עודף-היצע, עודף לא-נורמלי של כדוריות-דם אדומות‬


 
 

 

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