| shock, hypovolaemic | Shock due to a decrease in blood volume. This is the 1 cause of shock. It can be due to loss of blood from bleeding, loss of blood plasma through severe burns, and dehydration. The treatment, first and foremost, is prompt intravenous administration of fluid. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| shock, psychologic | Trauma due to psychological events, as in shell shock (now known as posttraumatic stress disorder). (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, septic | Shock due to circulatory insufficiency caused most commonly by gram-negative bacteraemia. It is less often the result of the persistent presence of other micro-organisms in the blood (fungaemia, viraemia); in rare instances, it is caused by gram-positive organisms, but with different symptomatology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, shell | The World War I name for what is known today as posttraumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that develops in some individuals who have had major traumatic experiences (and, for example, have been in a serious accident or through a war). The person is typically numb at first but later has symptoms including depression, excessive irritability, guilt (for having survived while others died), recurrent nightmares, flashbacks to the traumatic scene, and overreactions to sudden noises. Posttraumatic stress became known as such in the 70s due to the adjustment problems of some vietnam veterans.shots, allergy: known medically as allergy desensitization or allergy immunotherapy, the injections are designed to stimulate the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is allergic, the aim being to modify or stop the allergy war (by reducing the strength of the IgE and its effect on the mast cells). This form of treatment is very effective for allergies to pollen, mites, cats, and especially stinging insects (e.g., bees, hornets, yellowjackets, wasps, velvet ants, fire ants). Allergy immunotherapy usually takes 6 months to a year to become effective and injections are usually required for 3-5 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, surgical | Shock that occurs during or after surgical operation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, toxic | See Syndrome, toxic shock. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, traumatic | Any shock produced by trauma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shocking dose | In experimental anaphylaxis, the inoculum of antigen that causes anaphylactic shock in an animal sensitised by a previous inoculum (sensitizing dose) of the same antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shoddy fever | Febrile disease occurring in workers in shoddy factories, with cough, dyspnea and headache, caused by inhalation of dust. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shoder | A package of gold beater's skins in which gold is subjected to the second process of beating. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shoe | Origin: OE. Sho, scho, AS. Sch, sceoh; akin to OFries. Sk, OS. Skh, D. Schoe, schoen, G. Schuh, OHG. Scuoh, Icel. Skr, Dan. & Sw. Sko, Goth. Skhs; of unknown origin. 1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg. "Your hose should be ungartered, . . . Yourshoe untied." (Shak) "Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon." (Shak) 2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Specifically: A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper, and gib. Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as, shoe buckle, or shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe-leather; shoe string, shoe-string, or shoestring. Shoe of an anchor. A block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other. Shoe bolt, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners. Shoe pac, a kind of moccasin. See Pac. Shoe stone, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shoe boil | Olecranoid bursitis in the horse; so called because it may be caused by trauma from the shoe in the recumbent animal. Synonym: capped elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shoebill | <zoology> A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shoeing-horn | 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. 2. Figuratively: Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; by way of contempt. Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shoemaker | 1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots. 2. <zoology> The threadfish. The runner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Traumatic Shock
Synonyms : Shoe
Synonyms : Bowel Syndrome, Short, Bowel Syndromes, Short, Short Bowel Syndromes, Syndrome, Short Bowel, Syndromes, Short Bowel
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Synonyms : Saldino Noonan Syndrome, Short Rib Polydactyly Syndrome, Short Rib-Polydactyly Syndromes, Syndrome, Majewski, Syndrome, Saldino-Noonan, Syndrome, Short Rib-Polydactyly
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daze: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" electric shock: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock" an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her" collide violently an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain" a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair" subject to electrical shocks shock absorber: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" traumatize: inflict a trauma upon
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accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
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| short wave |
a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megahertz)
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| shock therapy |
treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
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shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
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| SHO | an instance of agitation of the earth's crust |
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| SHO | the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally |
| SHO | a bushy thick mass (especially hair) |
| SHO | a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry |
| SHO | (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells |
| SHO | inflict a trauma upon |
| SHO | subject to electrical shocks |
| SHO | collect or gather into shocks |
| SHO | collide violently |
| SHO | strike with horror or terror |
| SHO | surprise greatly |
| SHO | strike with disgust or revulsion |