| swordfish | 1. <zoology> A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet or more long. The ger pike. The cutlass fish. 2. <astronomy> A southern constellation. See Dorado. <zoology> Swordfish sucker, a remora (Remora brachyptera) which attaches itself to the swordfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| swordfish test | A rarely used test for androgenic activity, based upon the fact that androgens cause the development of the sword, a male structure, in female swordfish (Xiphophorus helleri) Synonym: Xiphophorus test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swordick | <zoology> The spotted gunnel (Muraenoides gunnellus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| swordtail | <zoology> The limulus. Any hemipterous insect of the genus Uroxiphus, found upon forest trees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Swyer | Paul R., U.S. Paediatrician, *1921. See: Swyer-James syndrome, Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swyer-james syndrome | <radiology> Unilateral hyperlucent lung, Macleod syndrome, may be bilateral, hyperlucency and air-trapping, decreased pulmonary arteries, paucity of bronchial subdivisions with or without proximal bronchiectasis, history of early and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections, possibly secondary to obliterative bronchitis/bronchiolitis (adenovirus?) (12 Dec 1998) |
| Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome | <radiology> Unilateral hyperlucent lung, Macleod syndrome, may be bilateral, hyperlucency and air-trapping, decreased pulmonary arteries, paucity of bronchial subdivisions with or without proximal bronchiectasis, history of early and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections, possibly secondary to obliterative bronchitis/bronchiolitis (adenovirus?) (12 Dec 1998) |