Synonyms: Hippocratic nails, Hippocratic fingers (first described by Hippocrates) This describes an increase in the soft tissue around the end of the fingers and toes. The swelling is painless and usually bilateral, unless a localised vascular abnormality exists. There is no change to the underlying bone. The nail base eventually becomes convex and extends halfway up the nail.
Definition of âeconomic institutionâ - English Dictionary. âeconomic institutionâ in Business English. economic institutionnoun [ C ] âº a company or an organization that deals with money or with managing the distribution of money, goods, and services in an economy. Banks, government organizations, and investment funds are all economic institutions: Technical assistance will be needed to rebuild essential economic institutions after this upheaval.
Definitions (2). 1. Establishment, foundation, or organization created to pursue a particular type of endeavor, such as banking by a financial institution.2. Consistent and organized pattern of behavior or activities (established by law or custom) that is self-regulating in accordance with generally accepted norms.1) As if governed by Newton's First Law of Motion, an institution will resist and change in its current direction. (2) Just as work expands to fill available time, corporate projects or acquisitions will materialize to soak up available funds.