| sty | <medicine> An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid. Alternative forms: stye. Origin: For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on eye, AS. Stigend (sc. Eage eye), properly, rising, or swelling (eye), p.p. Of stigan to rise. See Sty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| STY kinase | <enzyme> A dual specificity kinase of the lammer kinase family; from embryonal carcinoma cell line. Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: clk kinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| sty1 protein kinase | <enzyme> A map kinase homolog; 86% identical to hog1 and 57% identical to csbp1 map kinase; genbank x89262 Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: sty1 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| stycerin | <chemistry> A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance. Synonym: phenyl glycerin. Origin: Styryl + glycerin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stye | <ophthalmology> An abscess in the follicle of an eyelash. (27 Sep 1997) |
| stylaster | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of delicate, usually pink, calcareous hydroid corals of the genus Stylaster. Origin: NL, from Gr. Pillar + star. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| style | <botany> An elongated part of a carpel, or group of fused carpels, between the ovary and the stigma. (09 Oct 1997) |
| stylet | A small poniard; a stiletto. 2. <surgery> An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. 3. <zoology> Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria. Origin: F, dim. Of style; cf. It. Stiletto. See Stiletto. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| styliferous | <botany> Bearing one or more styles. Origin: Style. (01 Mar 1998) |
| styliform | Synonym: styloid. Origin: L. Stilus (stylus), a stake, + forma, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| stylo- | <anatomy, prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the styloid process of the temporal bone; as, stylohyal, stylomastoid, stylomaxillary. (29 Oct 1998) |
| styloauricular muscle | <anatomy> An occasional small muscle extending from the root of the styloid process to the cartilage of the meatus of the ear. Synonym: musculus styloauricularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| styloauricularis | See: styloauricular muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| styloglossal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| styloglossus | Relating to the styloid process and the tongue. See: styloglossus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meibomian sty | An acute purulent infection of a meibomian (tarsal) gland. Synonym: acute chalazion, hordeolum meibomianum, meibomian sty. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| zeisian sty | Inflammation of one of Zeis' glands. (05 Mar 2000) |