| FIV | A lentivirus causing acquired immunodeficiency in cats. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| FIV protease | <enzyme> 116 amino acids; an intermediate between hiv (99 amino acids and rsv (124 amino acids) proteinases; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.4.23.- Synonym: proteinase, feline immunodeficiency virus, fiv pr (26 Jun 1999) |
| five | Four and one added; one more than four. <ethnology> Five nations, a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois Indians, consisting of five tribes: Mohawks, Onondagas, Cayugas, Oneidas, and Senecas. They inhabited the region which is now the State of new York. Origin: OE. Fif, five, AS. Fif, fife; akin to D. Vijf, OS. Fif, OHG. Finf, funf, G. Funf, Icel. Fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. Fem, Goth. Fimf, Lith. Penki, W. Pump, OIr. Coic, L. Quinque, Gr, aeol, Skr. Pacan. 303. Cf. Fifth, Cinque, Pentagon, Punch the drink, Quinary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five year survival rate | The proportion of patients still alive five years after a diagnosis or form of treatment is completed. Usually applied to statistics of survival of cancer patients, since after five years, recurrences are much less likely to occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| five-day fever | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| five-finger | 1. <botany> See Cinquefoil. 2. <zoology> A starfish with five rays, especially. Asterias rubens. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five-leaf | Cinquefoil; five-finger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five-leafed | <botany> Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five-leaved | <botany> Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fiveling | <chemical> A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fives | A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives. See: Vives. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |