Xerasia

ze-ra'zht-a, n. (Med.) A disease hair, in which it becomes dry, ceases to grow, Y, wi, the 25th letter of the Eng. alphabet, derives form from the Greek Y: at the beginning of or syllables, when followed by a vowel, except used as a prefix, it is a consonant element: situations it is a vowel, having the same sounds [Y is used by ancient writers, esp. Spenser, fix of the past participle, used or omitted at will, is sometimes employed by modern writers lesque, or in imitation of the antique, — as clad, clothed; y-cleped, called; y-fed, fed, refreshed.] Y, wi, n.; pi. Y's, wiz. Anything having the Y, esp. one of the forked pieces which support pivots of a transit instrument, of the telescope theodolite, etc.; a wye, — so called from its (Railroads.) A portion of track consisting of verging tracks connected by a cro -track.