words of the day - senescence & thegosis
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scottobearsenescence \sih-NEH-sun(t)s\, noun:
The state of being old; the process of growing old; aging.
Senescence is from Latin senescere, "to grow old," from senex, "old." It is related to senile. The adjective form is senescent.
thegosis \THE-go-sis\ noun
Grinding of teeth as a means of sharpening them.
From Greek thegos, to sharpen.
(Bruxism is the word for night-time grinding of teeth.)
The state of being old; the process of growing old; aging.
Senescence is from Latin senescere, "to grow old," from senex, "old." It is related to senile. The adjective form is senescent.
thegosis \THE-go-sis\ noun
Grinding of teeth as a means of sharpening them.
From Greek thegos, to sharpen.
(Bruxism is the word for night-time grinding of teeth.)
