| schlammfieber | Name given to an outbreak of leptospirosis near Breslau in Germany thought to have been due to infection with Leptospira grippotyphosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Schlatter | Carl, Swiss surgeon, 1864-1934. See: Osgood-Schlatter disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schlatter-Osgood disease | <disease> A common knee disorder in teenage boys, results from the chronic avulsion of the tibial tubercle, a bony prominence on the tibia. Symptoms include knee pain with range of motion, especially against resistance. Knee pain is often worse after prolonged physical activity. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Schlemm | Friedrich, German anatomist, 1795-1858. See: Schlemm's canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schlemm's canal | sinus venosus sclerae |
| Schlesinger | Hermann, Austrian physician, 1868-1934. See: Schlesinger's sign, Pool-Schlesinger sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schlesinger's sign | In tetany, spasm both of the extensor muscles of the knee and of the calf muscles when the extended leg is flexed at the hip. Synonym: leg phenomenon, Pool-Schlesinger sign, Schlesinger's sign. In tetany, contraction of the arm muscles following the stretching of the brachial plexus by elevation of the arm above the head with the forearm extended, resembles the contraction resulting from stimulation of the ulnar nerve. Synonym: arm phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schlich | <chemistry> The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes. Alternative forms: slich, slick. Origin: G.; akin to LG. Slik mud, D. Slijk, MHG. Slch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schlieren | See: schlieren optics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schlieren method | <radiobiology> An optical technique that detects density gradients occuring in a fluid flow. In its simplest form, light from a slit is collimated by a lens and focused onto a knife edge by a second lens, the flow pattern is placed between the two lenses, and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen or photographic film placed behind the knife edge. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Schlieren system | <microscopy> A system for enhancing path length differences, refractive index differences in transparent media, or height differences for light reflected from surfaces. (05 Aug 1998) |