| SECIS | SeC insertion sequences |
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| SECM | Scanning Electrochemical Microscope |
| SECSG | Southeastern Cancer Study Group |
| SeCys | selenocysteine |
| Seckel syndrome | <syndrome> An autosomal recessive disorder characterised by low birth weight, dwarfism, microcephaly, large eyes, beaked nose, receding mandible, and moderate mental retardation. Synonym: Seckel dwarfism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| seclusion of pupil | The condition resulting from posterior annular synechia, in which the iris is bound down throughout the entire pupillary margin, but the pupil is not occluded. Synonym: exclusion of pupil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secobarbital | <chemical> A barbiturate that is used as a sedative. Secobarbital is reported to have no anti-anxiety activity. Pharmacological action: anaesthesia adjuvants, gaba modulators, sedatives, barbiturate. Chemical name: 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5-(1-methylbutyl)-5-(2-propenyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| second | 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. "And he slept and dreamed the second time." (Gen. Xli. 5) 2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior. "May the day when we become the second people upon earth . . . Be the day of our utter extirpation." (Landor) 3. Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge. "A Daniel, still say I, a second Daniel!" (Shak) Second Adventist. See Adventist. Second cousin, the child of a cousin. Second-cut file. See File. Second distance, the House of Peers. Second girl, a female house-servant who does the lighter work, as chamber work or waiting on table. Second intention. See Intention. Second story, Story floor, in America, the second range of rooms from the street level. This, in England, is called the first floor, the one beneath being the ground floor. Second thought or thoughts, consideration of a matter following a first impulse or impression; reconsideration. "On second thoughts, gentlemen, I don't wish you had known him." (Dickens) Origin: F, fr. L. Secundus second, properly, following, fr. Sequi to follow. See Sue to follow, and cf. Secund. 1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power. "Man an angel's second, nor his second long." (Young) 2. One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel. "Being sure enough of seconds after the first onset." (Sir H. Wotton) 3. Aid; assistance; help. "Give second, and my love Is everlasting thine." (J. Fletcher) 4. An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour. 5. [F. Seconde. See Second] The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place. 6. In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime. 7. The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it. The second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the alto. Second hand, the hand which marks the seconds on the dial of a watch or a clock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| second cranial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The optic nerve. The nerve carrying impulses for the sense of sight. Projection from the vertebrate retina to the midbrain. Embryologically, a CNS tract rather than a peripheral nerve. Popular experimental preparation for studies of regeneration of retino tectal projections in lower vertebrates and also for studies of glial cell lineage in CNS. Synonym: cranial nerve II. (18 Nov 1997) |
| second cuneiform bone | A bone of the distal row of the tarsus; it articulates with the medial and lateral cuneiform, navicular, and second metatarsal bones. Synonym: os cuneiforme intermedium, mesocuneiform, middle cuneiform bone, second cuneiform bone, wedge bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second degree A-V block | See: atrioventricular block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second degree burn | A burn involving the epidermis and dermis and usually forming blisters that may be superficial, or by deep dermal necrosis, followed by epithelial regeneration extending from the skin appendages. Synonym: partial-thickness burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second finger | The second finger (the thumb being counted as the first). Synonym: digitus secundus, forefinger, index, second finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second gas effect | When a constant concentration of an anaesthetic like halothane is inspired, the increase in alveolar concentration is accelerated by concomitant administration of nitrous oxide, because alveolar uptake of the latter creates a potential subatmospheric intrapulmonary pressure that leads to increased tracheal inflow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second growth | A second generation of timber of merchantable age. (05 Dec 1998) |
| second heart sound | The second sound heard on auscultation of the heart; signifies the beginning of diastole and is due to closure of the semilunar valves. Synonym: second sound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second incisor | Second maxillary or mandibular permanent or deciduous tooth on either side of the midsagittal plane of the head. Synonym: lateral incisor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second law of thermodynamics | <physics> All of the chemical and physical processes in a closed system tend to drive that system toward maximum entropy. Clausius statement: No device can operate in a cycle and allow heat to transfer from a colder body to a hotter body unless other compensating activities are taking place. Kelvin-Planck statement: no device can operate in a constant-temperature cycle and convert the heat it receives into work, unless other other compensating activities are taking place. (09 Oct 1997) |
| second line chemotherapy | <oncology> Chemotherapy given for a tumour which has already failed to respond to a first chemotherapy regimen (called first line). (16 Dec 1997) |
Synonyms : Second Messengers, Intracellular Second Messenger, Messenger, Second, Messengers, Intracellular Second, Messengers, Second, Second Messenger, Second Messenger System, Second Messenger, Intracellular, Second Messengers, Intracellular, System, Second Messenger
Synonyms : Surgery, Second-Look, Second Look Surgery, Surgery, Second Look
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Synonyms : Secrepan, Secretin Citrate, Pig, Secretin Maleate, Pig, Secretin Pentacetate, Pig, Secretin Sulfate, Pig, Secretin, Pig, Secretin-KABI, Pig Secretin, Pig Secretin Citrate, Pig Secretin Maleate, Pig Secretin Pentacetate, Pig Secretin Sulfate, Secretin KABI
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| secondary sex characteristic |
the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
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| secrete |
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children"
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peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver
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the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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gland: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
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| SEC | the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished |
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| SEC | the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance |
| SEC | formal separation from an alliance or federation |
| SEC | the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War |
| SEC | an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French Art Nouveau in the 1890s |
| SEC | a doctrine that maintains the right of secession |
| SEC | an advocate of secessionism |
| SEC | the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana people in Botswana |
| SEC | small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear |
| SEC | small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear |
| SEC | keep away from others |
| SEC | providing privacy or seclusion |