invitation noun (ASK TO AN EVENT). A2 [C or U] the âact of âinviting someone to go to an âevent: Thanks for the invitation to âyour âbirthday âparty. I'm âhappy to âaccept âyour invitation. The first âday of the âexhibition will be by invitation (only) (= only those who have been âinvited can come).
fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Description. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a disorder in which muscle tissue and connective tissue such as tendons and ligaments are gradually replaced by bone (ossified), forming bone outside the skeleton (extra-skeletal or heterotopic bone) that constrains movement.
fop - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. dandy, fashion plate, gallant, sheik, dude, beau, clotheshorse, swell. coxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments. macaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni.