| fever, shin bone | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| shin bone fever | A louse-borne disease first recognised in the trenches of world war i, again a major problem in the military in world war II, seen endemically in mexico, n. Africa, e, europe, and elsewhere. The cause, rochalimaea quintana, is an unusual rickettsia that multiplies in the gut of the body louse. Transmission to people can occur by rubbing infected louse feces into abraded (scuffed) skin or conjunctiva (whites of the eyes). Onset of symptoms is sudden, with high fever, headache, back and leg pain and a fleeting rash. Recovery takes a month or more. Relapses are common. Also called trench fever, wolhynia fever, quintan fever, five-day fever, meuse fever, his' disease, his-werner disease, werner-his disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| shin bone | <anatomy> The large bone between the knee and foot that supports 5/6 of the body weight (fibula supports 1/6). (27 Sep 1997) |
| saber shin | The sharp-edged anteriorly convex tibia in congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sabre-shin deformity | <radiology> Marked periostosis of tibia, seen in congenital syphilis (12 Dec 1998) |
| heel-to-shin test | A test of lower limb coordination and position sense; the subject places the heel of one foot on the opposite knee and then slides it distally along the shin to the opposite side. Synonym: heel-to-knee-to-toe test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shin | 1. To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; used with up; as, to shin up a mast. 2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. Origin: Shinned; Shinning. 1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. "On his shin." 2. A fish plate for rails. <anatomy> Shin bone, the tibia. <botany> Shin leaf, a perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish white flowers. Origin: OE. Shine, schine, AS. Scina; akin to D. Scheen, OHG. Scina, G. Schiene, schienbein, Dan. Skinnebeen, Sw. Skenben. Cf. Chine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shin splint | <rheumatology> An inflammatory condition of the anterior portion of the tibia that results from overuse (for example running on hard surfaces). (06 Mar 1998) |
| shin-splints | Tenderness and pain with induration and swelling of pretibial muscles, following athletic overexertion by the untrained; it may be a mild form of anterior tibial compartment syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone within a bone | <radiology> STOP heavy metal, S: sickle cell disease, T: Thorotrast, O: osteopetrosis, P: Paget's disease, heavy metals, hypervitaminosis D (12 Dec 1998) |
| absorption fever | An elevation of temperature often occurring, without other untoward symptoms, shortly after childbirth, assumed to be due to absorption of uterine discharges through abrasions of the vaginal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acclimating fever | Elevated temperature with malaise that occurs upon working in a very hot environment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aden fever | <virology> A tropical disease caused by dengue virus (Arbovirus), that is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito of the genus Aedes). Four severity grades of the illness are seen: Grade I: fever and constitutional symptoms. Grade II: grade I plus spontaneous bleeding of skin, gums or gastrointestinal tract. Grade III: grade II plus agitation and circulatory failure. Grade IV: profound shock. Grade I infection is seen most frequently in world travelers, where it is usually self-limited and rarely fatal. The other grades are referred to as dengue haemorrhagic fever and are often fatal. Dengue haemorrhagic fever appears to be an infection by one of the other dengue viruses. Prior immunity to a different dengue virus type appears to be important in the development of the more serious haemorrhagic form. Vaccines are available. Protection from mosquitoes is an important preventive measure. (15 Jan 1998) |
| aestivoautumnal fever | <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. (27 Sep 1997) |
| African haemorrhagic fever | Haemorrhagic fever associated with the morphologically similar but antigenically distinct Marburg and Ebola viruses. See: viral haemorrhagic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| african swine fever | A usually fatal iridovirus infection of pigs, characterised by fever, cough, diarrhoea, haemorrhagic lymph nodes, and oedema of the gallbladder. (12 Dec 1998) |