Translations for 'Maltese'. Maltese means belonging or relating to Malta, or to its people, language, or culture....the Maltese writer Francis Ebejer. person A Maltese is a person who comes from Malta. language Maltese is a language spoken in Malta.
Rickettsia is a genus of non-motile, Gram-negative, non-sporeforming, highly pleomorphic bacteria that can present as cocci (0.1 Î¼m in diameter), rods (1-4 Î¼m long) or thread-like (10 Î¼m long). Obligate intracellular parasites, the Rickettsia depend on entry, growth, and replication within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic host cells (typically endothelial cells).
Definition (NCI). A sugar alcohol found in fruits and plants with diuretic, laxative and cathartic property. Unabsorbed sorbitol retains water in the large intestine through osmotic pressure thereby stimulating peristalsis of the intestine and exerting its diuretic, laxative and cathartic effect.