| shiloh | A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as "the Messiah," or as the city "Shiloh," or as "Rest." Origin: Heb. Shiloh, literally, quiet, rest, fr. Shalah to rest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| shim | In magnetic resonance imaging, fine adjustment of the magnetic field to improve uniformity; derived from its use in carpentry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shimamushi disease | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Shimeji kininase | <enzyme> From mushroom tricholoma conglobatum; rapidly destroys kinin; has anti-inflammatory activity Registry number: EC 3.4.- Synonym: kinin-inactivating enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| shimmy | A chemise. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shin | 1. To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; used with up; as, to shin up a mast. 2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. Origin: Shinned; Shinning. 1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. "On his shin." 2. A fish plate for rails. <anatomy> Shin bone, the tibia. <botany> Shin leaf, a perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish white flowers. Origin: OE. Shine, schine, AS. Scina; akin to D. Scheen, OHG. Scina, G. Schiene, schienbein, Dan. Skinnebeen, Sw. Skenben. Cf. Chine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shin bone | <anatomy> The large bone between the knee and foot that supports 5/6 of the body weight (fibula supports 1/6). (27 Sep 1997) |
| shin bone fever | A louse-borne disease first recognised in the trenches of world war i, again a major problem in the military in world war II, seen endemically in mexico, n. Africa, e, europe, and elsewhere. The cause, rochalimaea quintana, is an unusual rickettsia that multiplies in the gut of the body louse. Transmission to people can occur by rubbing infected louse feces into abraded (scuffed) skin or conjunctiva (whites of the eyes). Onset of symptoms is sudden, with high fever, headache, back and leg pain and a fleeting rash. Recovery takes a month or more. Relapses are common. Also called trench fever, wolhynia fever, quintan fever, five-day fever, meuse fever, his' disease, his-werner disease, werner-his disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shin splint | <rheumatology> An inflammatory condition of the anterior portion of the tibia that results from overuse (for example running on hard surfaces). (06 Mar 1998) |
| shin-splints | Tenderness and pain with induration and swelling of pretibial muscles, following athletic overexertion by the untrained; it may be a mild form of anterior tibial compartment syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shine | 1. To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night. "Hyperion's quickening fire doth shine." (Shak) "God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Cghrist." (2 Cor. Iv. 6) "Let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster." (Denham) 2. To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver. 3. To be effulgent in splendor or beauty. "So proud she shined in her princely state." "Once brightest shined this child of heat and air." (Pope) 4. To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation. "Few are qualified to shine in company; but it in most men's power to be agreeable." (Swift) To make, or cause, the face to shine upon, to be propitious to; to be gracious to. Origin: OE. Shinen, schinen, AS. Scinan; akin to D. Schijnen, OFries. Skina, OS. & OHG. Scinan, G. Scheinen, Icel.skina, Sw. Skina, Dan. Skinne, Goth. Skeinan, and perh. To Gr. Shadow. Cf. Sheer pure, and Shimmer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Shine Dalgarno region | A poly purine sequence found in bacterial mRNA about 7 nucleotides in front of the initiation codon, AUG. The complete sequence is 5' AGGAGG 3' and almost all messengers contain at least half of this sequence. It is complementary to a highly conserved sequence at the 3' end of 16s ribosomal RNA, 3' UCCUCC 5' and it is thought to be involved in the binding of the mRNA to the ribosome. (18 Nov 1997) |
| shine-dalgarno sequence | A short stretch of nucleotides on a prokaryotic mRNA molecule upstream of the translational start site, that serves to bind to ribosomal RNA and thereby bring the ribosome to the initiation codon on the mRNA. (09 Oct 1997) |
| shiner | That which shines. Specifically: A luminary. A bright piece of money. "Has she the shiners, d' ye think?" (Foote) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug. <zoology> Blunt-nosed shiner, the silver moonfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shingle | 1. <geology> Round, water-worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the seashore and elsewhere. 2. <botany> Shingle oak, a kind of oak (Quercus imbricaria) used in the Western States for making shingles. Origin: Prob. From Norw. Singl, singling, coarse gravel, small round stones. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shagreen skin |
a large connective tissue nevus often occurring in children in association with tuberous sclerosis, presenting as a skin-colored or yellowish, elevated, knobby plaque resembling shark or pig skin, which is predominantly located on the back, especially on the lumbosacral region. Called also peau de chagrin and shagreen patch.
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| shell shock |
The military term combat stress reaction (CSR) comprises the range of adverse behaviours in reaction to the stress of combat and combat related activities. In the military setting it generally does not include the range of adaptive reactions and behaviours in reaction to such stresses. Combat stress behaviours can also include misconduct stress behaviours which are not dealt with in this article. Some US military publications still refer to battle fatigue as the main focus of management. ...
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| shared psychotic disorder |
Folie ?deux (literally "a madness shared by two") is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one individual to another. The same syndrome shared by more than one person may be called folie ?trois, folie ?quatre, folie ?famille or even folie ?plusieurs (madness of many). ...
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| shield |
A deflector shield is a fictional technology commonly found in science fiction. Typically, deflector shields (often referred to as simply "shields") are some form of energy field that is projected along the surface of, or into the space around, a starship, space station, planet, moon, or building. ...
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| Sharp |
In music, sharp means higher in pitch. More specifically, in musical notation, sharp means "higher in pitch by a semitone," and has an associated symbol (), which looks somewhat like a "#" (number sign). The note C sharp is shown in musical notation in Figure 1. Under equal temperament, B sharp is the same as, or enharmonically equivalent to, C, and E sharp the same as F. There also exist double-sharps, which look like and raise a note by two semitones. ...
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| SH | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
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| SH | make believe |
| SH | make a pretence of |
| SH | adopted in order to deceive |
| SH | in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds |
| SH | practice shamanism |
| SH | an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans |
| SH | any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) |
| SH | of or relating to shamanism |
| SH | of or relating to shamanism |
| SH | practice shamanism |
| SH | (Assyrian and Babylonian) the chief sun god |