[ Named for Dr. Basedow, a German physician. ] (Med.) A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter. Flint. [ 1913 Webster ]
[じょう, jou](n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); (2) top; summit; (3) surface; on; (4) before; previous; (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); (6) on top of that; besides; what's more; (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ...; (9) (as ...上は) since (i.e. "for that reason"); (n-suf) (10) (hon) (See 父上) suffix indicating higher social standing; (11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); (12) (arch) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; (13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman); (P)#111[Add to Longdo]
[わけ, wake](n) (uk) conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation; (P)#921[Add to Longdo]
[かど(P);もん(P), kado (P); mon (P)](n, n-suf) (1) gate; (2) (もん only) branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; (3) (もん only) (biological) division; (ctr) (4) (もん only) counter for cannons; (P)#1127[Add to Longdo]
[rashii](aux-adj) (1) seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; (suf, adj-i) (2) (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem) -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...; (P)#2865[Add to Longdo]
[ちゅうしんぐら, chuushingura](n) (See 浄瑠璃) performance or narrative based on the story of the Forty-seven Ronin (esp. the Kanadehon Chushingura, an epic puppet play first performed in 1748)#12314[Add to Longdo]