| pie | 1. <zoology> A magpie. Any other species of the genus Pica, and of several allied genera. Alternative forms: pye. 2. The service book. 3. Type confusedly mixed. See Pi. By cock and pie, an adjuration equivalent to "by God and the service book." . <zoology> Tree pie See French pie, under French. Origin: F. Pie, L. Pica; cf. Picus woodpecker, pingere to paint; the bird being perhaps named from its colours. Cf. Pi, Paint, Speight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sea pie | A dish of crust or pastry and meat or fish, etc, cooked together in alternate layers, a common food of sailors; as, a three-decker sea pie. <zoology> The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Haematopus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Amsler's chart | A 10-cm square divided into 5-mm squares upon which an individual may project a defect in the central visual field. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chart | 1. A recording of clinical data relating to a patient's case. Synonym: curve. 3. In optics, symbols of graduated size for measuring visual acuity, or test types for determining far or near vision. See: Snellen's test types. Origin: L. Charta, sheet of papyrus (05 Mar 2000) |
| Walker's chart | A system of plotting the relative foetal and placental sizes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quality control chart | A chart illustrating the allowable limits of error in laboratory test performance, the limits being a defined deviation from the mean of a control serum, most commonly ±2 SD. See: quality control. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isometric chart | A chart or graph that displays three dimensions on a plane surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tanner growth chart | A series of chart's showing distribution of parameters of physical development, such as stature, growth curves, and skinfold thickness, for children by sex, age, and stages of puberty. (05 Mar 2000) |