| scorbutic | Relating to, suffering from, or resembling scurvy (scorbutus). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| scorbutic anaemia | Anaemia occurring in patients with scurvy, usually due to coincident nutritional deficiency; e.g., the "megaloblastic anaemia of scurvy" is due to concomitant folic acid deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scorbutical | <medicine> Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. Scorbu"tically. Origin: Cf. F. Scorbutique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scorbutigenic | Scurvy-producing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scorbutus | <medicine> Scurvy. Origin: LL. See Scorbute. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scorch | 1. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up. "Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching." (Mortimer) 2. To burn or be burnt. "he laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forthwith seemed to scoch into Hester's breast, as if it had been red hot." (Hawthorne) 1. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes colour and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen. "Summer drouth or singed air never scorch thy tresses fair." (Milton) 2. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat. "Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires." (Prior) 3. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire. "Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire." (Rev. Xvi. 8) "The fire that scorches me to death." (Dryden) Origin: OE. Scorchen, probably akin to scorcnen; cf. Norw. Skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skrokka, to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. Skrakkla to wrinkle (see Shrug); but perhaps influenced by OF. Escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F. Ecorcher, LL. Excorticare; L. Ex from + cortex, -icis, bark (cf. Cork); because the skin falls off when scorched. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scordinema | Heaviness of the head with yawning and stretching, occurring as a prodrome of an infectious disease. Origin: G. Skordinema, yawning (05 Mar 2000) |
| score | 1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account. "Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used." (Shak) 2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness. "He parted well, and paid his score." (Shak) 3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf. "But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on the same score." (Hudibras) "You act your kindness in Cydria's score." (Dryden) 4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl, a large number. "Amongst three or four score hogsheads." (Shak) "At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by score." (Macaulay) 5. A distance of twenty yards; a term used in ancient archery and gunnery. 6. A weight of twenty pounds. 7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket. 8. Line drawn; a groove or furrow. 9. The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts. In score, having all the parts arranged and placed in juxtaposition. To quit scores, to settle or balance accounts; to render an equivalent; to make compensation. "Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it?" (South) Origin: AS. Scor twenty, fr. Sceran, scieran, to shear, cut, divice; or rather the kindred Icel. Skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. Skure a notch, Sw. Skara. See Shear. 1. To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash. "Let us score their backs." (Shak) "A briar in that tangled wilderness Had scored her white right hand." (M. Arnold) 2. Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally. 3. To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account; to set down; to record; to charge. "Madam, I know when, Instead of five, you scored me ten." (Swift) "Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score." (Shak) 4. To engrave, as upon a shield. 5. To make a score of, as points, runs, etc, in a game. 6. To write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to score an overture for an orchestra. See Score. 7. <geology> To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of new England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch. Origin: Scored; Scoring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| score, apgar | A practical method to assess a newborn infant, the Apgar score is a number arrived at by scoring the heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, skin colour, and response to a catheter in the nostril. Each of these objective signs can receive 0, 1, or 2 points. An apgar score of 10 means an infant is in the best possible condition. The apgar score is done routinely 60 seconds after the complete birth of the infant. An infant with a score of 0-3 needs immediate resusitation. The apgar score is commonly repeated 5 minutes after birth and in the event of a difficult resusitation, the apgar may be done again at 10, 15, and 20 minutes. An apgar score of 0-3 at 20 minutes of age is predictive of high morbidity (disease) and mortality. The score is named for the american anaesthesiologist virginia apgar (1909-1974) at columbia university in new york who originated the scoring method. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scorie | <zoology> The young of any gull. Alternative forms: scaurie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scorification | <chemistry> The act, process, or result of scorifying, or reducing to a slag; hence, the separation from earthy matter by means of a slag; as, the scorification of ores. Origin: Cf. F. Scorification. See Scorify. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scorifier | <chemistry> One who, or that which, scorifies; specifically, a small flat bowl-shaped cup used in the first heating in assaying, to remove the earth and gangue, and to concentrate the gold and silver in a lead button. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scorify | <chemistry> To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc, thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag. Origin: Scoria + -fy: cf. F. Scorifier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scorodite | <chemical> A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron. Alternative forms: skorodite. Origin: G. Scorodit; so called in allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. Garlic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scorpaenoid | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. Alternative forms: scorpaenid Origin: NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |