| ship | A structure resembling the hull of a ship. Fabricius' ship, the outlines of the sphenoid, occipital, and frontal bones, from their fancied resemblance to the hull of a ship. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ship beriberi | A form of thiamine deficiency seen among sailors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ship fever | <disease, microbiology> An acute infectious disease characterised by high fever, a skin eruption and severe headache. In the past, typhus has been a disease of war, famine or catastrophe, being spread by lice, ticks or fleas. The infecting organism is Rickettsia prowazekii, sensitive to sulpha drugs or tetracycline. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Shipley, Walter | <person> U.S. Psychiatrist, *1903. See: Shipley-Hartford scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Shipley-Hartford scale | A test of intellectual and conceptual aptitude. Origin: Hartford Retreat, CT, where Shipley was employed (05 Mar 2000) |
| shipping fever | In horses, synonymous with pinkeye or influenza, in cattle, a common syndrome seen especially during or after shipping in cold weather or other stressful circumstances, manifested by acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract usually terminating in pneumonia; associated with parainfluenza virus type 3, although some of the infections are associated with Pasteurella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shipping fever virus | Parainfluenza virus type 3. See: parainfluenza viruses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ships | Large vessels propelled by power or sail used for transportation on rivers, seas, oceans, or other navigable waters. Boats are smaller vessels propelled by oars, paddles, sail, or power; they may or may not have a deck. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shipworm | <zoology> Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. (06 Mar 1998) |
| hostess-ship | The character, personality, or office of a hostess. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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