| adapter | 1. One who adapts. 2. <chemistry> A connecting tube; an adopter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Virchow-Holder angle | An angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the base of the anterior nasal spine with a line drawn from this last point to the centre of the external auditory meatus. Synonym: Virchow-Holder angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-holder | <zoology> The flicker. Synonym: high-hole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| specimen holder | <microscopy> A device which supports the specimen and specimen screen in the correct position in the specimen chamber of the microscope. (05 Aug 1998) |
| needle-holder | An instrument for grasping a needle in suturing. Synonym: needle forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |