| sc | <abbreviation> Subcutaneous; subcutaneously. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sc-19220 | <chemical> 1-acetyl-2-(8-chloro-10,11-dihydrodibenz(b,f)(1,4)oxazepine-10-carbonyl hydrazine. Inhibits the activity of prostaglandins. Pharmacological action: prostaglandin antagonists. Chemical name: Dibenz(b,f)(1,4)oxazepine-10(11H)-carboxylic acid, 8-chloro-, 2-acetylhydrazide (12 Dec 1998) |
| scab | 1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part. 2. The itch in man; also, the scurvy. 3. The mange, especially. When it appears on sheep. 4. A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies). 5. A slight iregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold. 6. A mean, dirty, paltry fellow. 7. A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike. Origin: OE. Scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. Scaeb, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. Skab, and also L. Scabies, tr. Scabere to scratch, akin to E. Shave. See Shave, and cf. Shab, Shabby. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scabbard | The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc, is kept; a sheath. "Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade. <zoology> " (Fairfax) Scabbard fish, a long, compressed, silver-coloured taenioid fish (Lepidopus caudatus, or argyreus), found on the European coasts, and more abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called frostfish and considered an excellent food fish. Origin: OE. Scaubert, scauberk, OF. Escaubers, escauberz, pl, scabbards, probably of German or Scan. Origin; cf. Icel. Skalpr scabbard, and G. Bergen to conceal. Cf. Hauberk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scabbard trachea | <radiology> Narrowing of the trachea posteriorly, best seen on lateral view of chest, inlet view, caused by anterior neck mass (e.g. Goiter), may cause stridor, dyspnea (12 Dec 1998) |
| scabbed | 1. Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs. 2. Mean; paltry; vile; worthless. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scabby mouth | A specific disease of sheep and goats, caused by the orf virus. This virus is transmissible to man and characterised by vesiculation and ulceration of the infected site. Synonym: contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, scabby mouth, soremouth. Origin: O.E. Orfcwealm, murrain, fr. Orf, cattle, + cwealm, destruction (05 Mar 2000) |
| scabicidal | Destructive to scabies mites. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scabicide | An agent lethal to scabies mites. Synonym: scabieticide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scabies | <dermatology> A contagious dermatitis of humans and various wild and domestic animals caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, transmitted by close contact and characterised by a papular eruption over tiny, raised sinuous burrows (cuniculi) produced by digging into the upper layer of the epidermis by the egg laying female mite, which is accompanied by intense pruritus and sometimes associated with eczema from scratching and secondary bacterial infection. Synonym: the itch, seven year itch. Origin: L., from scabere = scratch (18 Nov 1997) |
| scabieticide | An agent lethal to scabies mites. Synonym: scabieticide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scabious | <botany> Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositae, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. Sweet scabious Mourning bride. A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem. Origin: Cf. F. Scabieuse. See Scabious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scabrid | Rough to the touch. (09 Oct 1997) |
| scabridulous | Slightly rough, diminutive of scabrous. (09 Oct 1997) |
| scabrities | Roughness of the skin. Origin: L., fr. Scaber, scurfy (05 Mar 2000) |