| shepard fracture | <radiology> Fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus (12 Dec 1998) |
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| shepherd | 1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, especially. A flock grazing at large. 2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others. <zoology> Shepherd bird, a breed of dogs used largely for the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English shepherd dog. Called also shepherd's dog. Shepherd dog, a name of Pan. Shepherd kings, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of Exodus. <botany> Shepherd's club, the small teasel. Origin: OE. Schepherde, schephirde, AS. Sceaphyrde; sceap sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd, a guardian. See Sheep, and Herd. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Shepherd's fracture | A fracture of the external tubercle (posterior process) of the talus, sometimes mistaken for a displacement of the os trigonum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Shepherd, Francis | <person> Canadian surgeon, 1851-1929. See: Shepherd's fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shepherdess | A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass. "She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess." (Sir P. Sidney) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shepherdia | Origin: NL. So called from John Shepherd, an English botanist. <botany> A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging to the same family as Elaeagnus; also, any plant of this genus. See Buffalo berry, under Buffalo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |