| spurious torticollis | Stiffness of the neck due to caries, malformation, or fracture of the cervical vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| spurling | <zoology> A tern. See: Sparling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spurn | 1. A kick; a blow with the foot. "What defence can properly be used in such a despicable encounter as this but either the slap or the spurn?" (Milton) 2. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment. "The insolence of office and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes." (Shak) 3. <chemical> A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spurred | 1. Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs. 2. Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye. <botany> Spurred corolla, a corolla in which there are one or more petals with a spur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spurrey | <botany> See Spurry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spurry | <botany> An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder. <botany> Sand spurry, any low herb of the genus Lepigonum, mostly found in sandy places. Alternative forms: spurrey Origin: D. Or OF. Spurrie; cf. G. Spergel, NL. Spergula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spurs, heel | Pointed bony outgrowths at the back of the heel or under the heel beneath the sole of the foot. Heel spurs at the back of the heel are associated with inflammation of the achilles tendon (tendinitis) and cause tenderness and pain at the back of the heel made worse while pushing off the ball of the foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spurt | A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space. "The long, steady sweep of the so-called "paddle" tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt." (T. Hughes) Origin: Cf. Icel. Sprette a spurt, spring, run, spretta to sprit, spring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sputter | 1. To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking. 2. To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva. "They could neither of them speak their rage, and so fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting apples." (Congreve) 3. To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering. "Like the green wood . . . Sputtering in the flame." (Dryden) Origin: From the root of spout or spit to eject from the mputh. Cf. Splutter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sputtering | <radiobiology> Process by which atoms are ejected from a solid surface by bombardment with plasma particles. See: radiation damage, surface. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sputtering yield | <radiobiology> Number of target particles sputtered per incident particle, varies with target and plasma species and energy. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sputum | Matter ejected from the lungs, bronchi and trachea, through the mouth. (18 Nov 1997) |
| sputum aerogenosum | A green expectoration seen occasionally in jaundice, due to staining of the sputum by bile pigments. Synonym: green sputum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sputum analysis | A method of detecting certain infections (especially tuberculosis) by culturing of sputum, the mucus matter that collects in the respiratory and upper digestive passages and is expelled by coughing. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sputum culture | The incubation of expectorated material for the purpose of identifying a bacterial contaminant. Sputum cultures can assist the physician in appropriate antibiotic choice for the treatment of pneumonia or bronchitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| spurious septum |
septum spu
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| sputum septicemia |
a form produced by inoculation of certain of the microorganisms of the sputum.
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| sputum tube |
a graduated capillary tube for containing sputum to be rotated in the centrifuge.
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| spud |
The Saint Paul Union Depot (sometimes referred to as SPUD) was the main train station in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota until passenger rail service in the region was restructured in the 1960s and 1970s, with Amtrak taking over most passenger service in the United States. In 1971, Amtrak moved its rail service for the Twin Cities to Midway Station about halfway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul. ...
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| sputum |
Mucus and other matter that is brought up from the lungs by coughing.
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| SPU | material for starting a fire |
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| SPU | willing to face danger |
| SPU | showing courage |
| SPU | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| SPU | a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward |
| SPU | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |
| SPU | tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers |
| SPU | any pointed projection |
| SPU | goad with spurs, as of horses when riding |
| SPU | equip with spurs |
| SPU | strike with a spur |
| SPU | give heart or courage to |