| fever, five-day | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| five-day fever | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| seven-day fever | A fever resembling dengue occurring at the end of the summer in India. Synonym: seven-day fever. Synonym: hasamiyami. (05 Mar 2000) |
| three-day fever | Influenza-like febrile viral disease caused by several members of the bunyaviridae family and transmitted mostly by the bloodsucking sandfly phlebotomus papatasii. (12 Dec 1998) |
| five | Four and one added; one more than four. <ethnology> Five nations, a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois Indians, consisting of five tribes: Mohawks, Onondagas, Cayugas, Oneidas, and Senecas. They inhabited the region which is now the State of new York. Origin: OE. Fif, five, AS. Fif, fife; akin to D. Vijf, OS. Fif, OHG. Finf, funf, G. Funf, Icel. Fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. Fem, Goth. Fimf, Lith. Penki, W. Pump, OIr. Coic, L. Quinque, Gr, aeol, Skr. Pacan. 303. Cf. Fifth, Cinque, Pentagon, Punch the drink, Quinary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five-finger | 1. <botany> See Cinquefoil. 2. <zoology> A starfish with five rays, especially. Asterias rubens. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five-leaf | Cinquefoil; five-finger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five-leafed | <botany> Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five-leaved | <botany> Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| five year survival rate | The proportion of patients still alive five years after a diagnosis or form of treatment is completed. Usually applied to statistics of survival of cancer patients, since after five years, recurrences are much less likely to occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| all souls' day | The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alternate day strabismus | Periodic convergent strabismus often occurring every 48 hours. Synonym: alternate day strabismus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| child day care centres | Facilities which provide care for pre-school and school-age children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| riley-day syndrome | <radiology> Familial dysautonomia, autosomal recessive, seen in Jewish infants, malfunction of autonomic nervous system, possibly associated with catecholamine release and beta-NGF, hypersecretion of mucous glands, XR resembles cystic fibrosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| short-day plant | A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur. (09 Oct 1997) |