| schorl | <chemical> Black tourmaline. Alternative forms: shorl. Origin: G. Schorl; cf. Sw. Skorl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Schott treatment | Treatment of certain cardiac affections by baths in water through which carbonic acid gas is bubbling, followed by resisting exercises. Synonym: Nauheim bath, Schott treatment. Origin: Bad Nauheim, W. Germany (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schott, Theodor | <person> 1850-1921, German physician in Bad Nauheim. See: Schott treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schottmueller's bacillus | A species causing enteric fever in man; found rarely in cattle, sheep, swine, chickens, and lower primates. Synonym: Schottmueller's bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schottmueller's disease | A prolonged febrile illness commonly caused by serotypes of salmonella paratyphi. It is similar to typhoid fever but less severe. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Schottmueller, Hugo | <person> German physician, 1867-1936. See: Schottmueller's bacillus, Schottmueller's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schradan | C8H24N4O3P2;a potent irreversible organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor used as an insecticide. It was prepared for potential use as a nerve gas. Poisoning produces a cholinergic crisis which can be fatal. Synonym: octamethyl pyrophosphoramide. Origin: Gerhard Schrader, Ger. Chemist, + -an (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schreger's lines | Alternating light and dark lines seen in dental enamel that begin at the dentoenamel junction and end before they reach the enamel surface; they represent areas of enamel rods cut in cross-sections dispersed between areas of rods cut longitudinally. Synonym: Hunter-Schreger lines, Schreger's lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schreger, Christian | <person> German anatomist and chemist, 1768-1833. See: Schreger's lines, Hunter-Schreger bands, Hunter-Schreger lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schreibersite | <chemical> A mineral occurring in steel-gray flexible folia. It contains iron, nickel, and phosphorus, and is found only in meteoric iron. Origin: Named after Carl von Schreibers, of Vienna. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Schridde's cancer hairs | Thick lusterless hair's scattered in the beard and the temporal region, said to occur in cancerous patients but found also in persons with other cachectic conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schridde, Hermann | <person> German pathologist, *1875. See: Schridde's cancer hairs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schroeder's operation | Excision of diseased endocervical mucosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schroeder, Karl | <person> German gynecologist, 1838-1887. See: Schroeder's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schuchardt's operation | A paravaginal rectal displacement incision, a surgical technique of making the upper vagina accessible for fistula closure or radical surgery via the vagina. (05 Mar 2000) |