| Theobald Smith's phenomenon | A phenomenon observed in guinea pigs that had survived use for diphtheria antitoxin standardization, the animals having been rendered highly susceptible to subsequent inoculation of horse serum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Smith, Theobald | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1859-1934. See: Theobald Smith's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Theobald Smith | See: Smith. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Boyce operation | An incision into the posterolateral renal parenchyma, gaining access to the calyceal system through an avascular plane between anterior and posterior branches of the renal artery; used for removal of calyceal and branched renal calculi, with maximum exposure yet minimal bleeding or parenchymal damage. Synonym: Smith-Boyce operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, David | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1926. See: Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, G | <person> U.S. Neurosurgeon, 1917-1964. See: Smith-Robinson operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Henry | <person> Irish born British military surgeon in India, 1862-1948. See: Smith's operation, Smith-Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Indian operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smith-lemli-opitz syndrome | <syndrome> Autosomal recessive disorder characterised by multiple congenital anomalies including microcephaly, mental retardation, unusual facies, and genital abnormalities. The biochemical defect is a lack of 7-dehydrocholesterol-delta-7-reductase, resulting in abnormally high levels of 7-dehydrocholesterol and low levels of cholesterol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Smith-Petersen, Marius | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1886-1953. See: Smith-Petersen nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Petersen nail | A flanged nail for pinning a fracture of the neck of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Riley syndrome | <syndrome> Multiple haemangiomas, macrocephaly, and blurred optic disks; angiomas appear at birth or later, and enlarge and multiply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Robert | <person> Irish surgeon, 1807-1873. See: Smith's fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Robinson operation | Interbody spinal fusion through an anterior cervical approach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith's fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the radius at the wrist that results in volar (palmar) angulation of the distal fracture fragment, opposite the Colles fracture. (27 Sep 1997) |