| scoke | <botany> Poke (Phytolacca decandra). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| scold | 1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; especially, a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. "She is an irksome, brawling scold." (Shak) 2. A scolding; a brawl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scolder | 1. One who scolds. 2. <zoology> The oyster catcher; so called from its shrill cries. The old squaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scoleces | Plural of scolex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scoleciasis | Infection of the intestine by larvae of lepidopterans (moths and butterflies). Origin: G. Skolex, worm, + -iasis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| scolecida | <zoology> Same as Helminthes. Origin: NL. See Scolex. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scoleciform | 1. Resembling a tapeworm scolex. 2. Wormlike. See: lumbricoid, vermiform. Synonym: scoleciform. Origin: G. Skolekoeides, fr. Skolex, worm, + eidos, appearance (05 Mar 2000) |
| scolecite | <chemical> A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and lime. Synonym: lime mesotype. Origin: Gr, a worm, earthworm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scolecoid | 1. Resembling a tapeworm scolex. 2. Wormlike. See: lumbricoid, vermiform. Synonym: scoleciform. Origin: G. Skolekoeides, fr. Skolex, worm, + eidos, appearance (05 Mar 2000) |
| scolecology | Synonym: helminthology. Origin: G. Skolex, worm, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| scolecomorpha | <zoology> Same as Scolecida. Origin: NL. See Solex, -morphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scolex | Origin: NL, from Gr. Worm, grub. <zoology> The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. One of the Scolecida. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scoliokyphosis | Lateral and posterior curvature of the spine. Origin: G. Scolios, curved, + kyphosis, kyphosis (05 Mar 2000) |
| scoliometer | An instrument for measuring curves, especially those in lateral curvature of the spine. Origin: G. Skolios, curved, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| scoliosis | <anatomy> A congenital lateral curvature of the spine. (27 Sep 1997) |