Œ*soph"a*gus, n., Œ`so*phag"e*al, a., etc. Same as Esophagus,
Esophageal, etc.
Œs"tri*an (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the gadflies. -- n. A
gadfly.
Œs"tru*al (?), a. [See Œstrus.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to sexual
desire; -- mostly applied to brute animals; as, the œstrual period;
œstrual influence.
Œs`tru*a"tion (?), n. (Physiol.) The state of being under œstrual
influence, or of having sexual desire.
||Œs"trus (?), n. [L., a gadfly; also, frenzy, fr.Gr. &?; gadfly;
||hence, sting, fury, insane desire, frenzy.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of
||gadflies. The species which deposits its larvæ in the nasal cavities
||of sheep is œstrus ovis.
2. A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of
animals; heat; rut.
Of (?), prep. [AS. of of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. af, G. ab off,
OHG. aba from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. af, L. ab, Gr. &?;, Skr.
apa. Cf. Off, A- (2), Ab-, After, Epi-.] In a general sense, from, or
out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; --
used in a variety of applications; as:
1. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin,
source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of
noble blood.
That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son
of God.
Luke i. 35.