nebula
- noun
- /ˈnɛbjʊlə/
- Archaic
:
turbidez
- The doctor noted a nebula in the patient's urine, which indicated a possible infection.
Examples
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The laboratory test revealed a nebula in the specimen, suggesting the presence of suspended particles.
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In his medical report, the nebula observed during the examination raised concerns about kidney function.
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The room shimmered in a nebula of pain.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
1
9.8
A faint cloudy mass, for example around a star or in a liquid
Compounds
- Specialized
3
7.7
A glowing shell of gas thrown off by a dying star and lit by the star's strong light
2
8.2
The remains of a star explosion that people first saw in 1054 in the constellation Taurus
- Archaic
1
8.1
A large group of stars in a flat spiral shape with arms of young stars around an older centre
- Specialized
A cloud of gas and dust lit by nearby stars, seen as a faint hazy patch in the sky
How Cloudy
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nebula comes from the Latin nebula meaning 'mist' or 'cloud', and old doctors used the word for any kind of cloudiness, for example a 'cloud' in the urine that shows suspended matter.