| Smith, William | <person> 20th century U.S. Physician. See: Smith-Riley syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Smith-Boyce operation | An incision into the posterolateral renal parenchyma, gaining access to the calyceal system through an avascular plane between anterior and posterior branches of the renal artery; used for removal of calyceal and branched renal calculi, with maximum exposure yet minimal bleeding or parenchymal damage. Synonym: Smith-Boyce operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Indian operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smith-lemli-opitz syndrome | <syndrome> Autosomal recessive disorder characterised by multiple congenital anomalies including microcephaly, mental retardation, unusual facies, and genital abnormalities. The biochemical defect is a lack of 7-dehydrocholesterol-delta-7-reductase, resulting in abnormally high levels of 7-dehydrocholesterol and low levels of cholesterol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Smith-Petersen nail | A flanged nail for pinning a fracture of the neck of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Petersen, Marius | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1886-1953. See: Smith-Petersen nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Riley syndrome | <syndrome> Multiple haemangiomas, macrocephaly, and blurred optic disks; angiomas appear at birth or later, and enlarge and multiply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Robinson operation | Interbody spinal fusion through an anterior cervical approach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smither | 1. Light, fine rain. 2. Fragments; atoms; finders. "Smash the bottle to smithers." (Tennyson) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smithereens | Fragments; atoms; smithers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smithery | 1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy. 2. Work done by a smith; smithing. "The din of all his smithery may some time or other possibly wake this noble duke." (Burke) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smithsonite | <chemical> Native zinc carbonate. It generally occurs in stalactitic, reniform, or botryoidal shapes, of a white to gray, green, or brown colour. See Note under Calamine. See: Smithsonian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smithy | The workshop of a smith, especially. A blacksmith; a smithery; a stithy. Alternative forms: smiddy] "Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands." (Lonfellow) Origin: AS. Smie, fr. Smi; akin to D. Smidse, smids, OHG. Smitta, G. Schmiede, Icel. Smija. See Smith. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |