| tip | 1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear. "To the very tip of the nose." (Shak) 2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc. 3. A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown. 4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf. 5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry. Origin: Akin to D. & Dan. Tip, LG. & Sw. Tipp, G. Zipfel, and probably to E. Tap a plug, a pipe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tip of auricle | A point projecting upward and posteriorly from the free outcurved margin of the helix a little posterior to its upper end. Synonym: apex auriculae, apex satyri, Woolner's tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tip of elbow | <anatomy> The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow. Origin: NL, fr.Gr.; elbow + the head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tip of nose | Anteriormost pointed end of external nose. Synonym: apex nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tip of posterior horn | The pointed extremity of each posterior gray column or cornu of the spinal cord. Synonym: apex cornus posterioris, caput cornus, tip of posterior horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tip of tongue | The anterior extreme of the tongue which can be made pointed for sensing or probing and which rests against the lingual aspect of the incisor teeth. Synonym: apex linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tip of tooth root | The tip of a tooth root, the part farthest from the incisal or occlusal side. Synonym: apex radicis dentis, root apex, root tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tip-up | <zoology> The spotted sandpiper. Synonym: teeter-tail. See Sandpiper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tipcat | A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air. "In the middle of a game at tipcat, he paused, and stood staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand." (Macaulay) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tipper | A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tippet | 1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. 2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. 3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. <zoology> Tippet grebe, the ruffed grouse. To turn tippet, to change. Origin: OE. Tipet, tepet, AS. Taeppet, probably fr. L. Tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf. Tape, Tapestry, Tapet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tipping | <dentistry> A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped labially (lip) or lingually (tongue) to correct the angle of the crown of the tooth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| tipping fee | A fee for disposal of waste. (05 Dec 1998) |
| tiprenolol hydrochloride | (±)-1-(Isopropylamino)-3-[o-(methylthio)phenoxy]-2-propanol hydrochloride;a beta-receptor blocking agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| TIPS | Acronym for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balloon-tip catheter | A tube with a balloon at its tip that can be inflated or deflated without removal after installation; the balloon may be inflated to facilitate passage of the tube through a blood vessel (propelled by the bloodstream) or to occlude the vessel in which the tube alone would allow free flow; such catheter's are used to enter the pulmonary artery to facilitate haemodynamic measurements or to enter arteries and then remove them while inflated to withdraw clots (embolectomy catheter). See: Swan-Ganz catheter. Synonym: Fogarty catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| violet-tip | <zoology> A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| root tip | The tip of a tooth root, the part farthest from the incisal or occlusal side. Synonym: apex radicis dentis, root apex, root tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whistle-tip catheter | A catheter with an opening at the end and side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Woolner's tip | A point projecting upward and posteriorly from the free outcurved margin of the helix a little posterior to its upper end. Synonym: apex auriculae, apex satyri, Woolner's tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral tip catheter | A catheter with a helical filiform tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Q tip test | A test for determining the mobility of the urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |