| restless legs | Legs characterised by or showing inability to remain at rest. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| restless legs syndrome | <syndrome> A sense of indescribable uneasiness, twitching, or restlessness that occurs in the legs after going to bed, frequently leading to insomnia, which may be relieved temporarily by walking about; thought to be caused by inadequate circulation or as a side effect of antipsychotic medication. See: akathisia. Synonym: Ekbom syndrome, restless legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thousand legs | <zoology> A millepid, or galleyworm. Synonym: thousand-legged worm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaly | 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." 2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers. 3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. 4. <botany> Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. <zoology> Scaly ant-eater, the pangolin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaly leg | A thickened, encrusted condition of the legs of fowls caused by the mite, Knemidokoptes mutans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaly ringworm | An eruption consisting of a number of concentric rings of overlapping scales forming papulosquamous patches scattered over the body; it occurs in tropical climates and is caused by the fungus Trichophyton concentricum. Synonym: herpes desquamans, Malabar itch, Oriental ringworm, scaly ringworm, tinea tropicalis, Tokelau ringworm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaly tetter | An obsolete colloquialism for eczema. Wet tetter, outmoded term for a moist eczematous dermatitis. Synonym: humid tetter, moist tetter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaly-winged | <zoology> Scale-winged. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |