| ROT | real oxygen transport; remedial occupational therapy; right occipito-transverse [fetal position] |
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| rot | rotating, rotation |
| NSD | Nairobi sheep disease; neonatal staphylococcal disease; neurosecretory dysfunction; night sleep depr... |
| SCAT | sheep cell agglutination test; sickle cell anemia test; Sports Competition Anxiety Test |
| SEA | sheep erythrocyte agglutination; shock-elicited aggression; soluble egg antigen; spontaneous electri... |
| sheep-pox | A highly contagious disease of sheep, chiefly in parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe, caused by the sheep-pox virus, a member of the family Poxviridae. Synonym: ovinia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sheep-pox virus | A poxvirus of the genus Capripoxvirus causing sheep-pox. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nairobi sheep disease | An arbovirus infection of sheep and goats transmitted by ticks. It is characterised by high fever and haemorrhagic gastroenteritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Nairobi sheep disease virus | An unclassified arbovirus of the family Bunyaviridae causing Nairobi sheep disease, transmitted by the tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; it is a serologic group of virus's morphologically like Bunyavirus but antigenically unrelated to it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nairobi sheep disease viruses | A group of viruses of the genus nairovirus, transmitted by the ixodid ticks and producing a lethal gastroenteritis in sheep and goats, especially in africa. Though major veterinary pathogens, their effect on humans has not been firmly established. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infectious necrotic hepatitis of sheep | A disease of sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium novyi, which invades livers damaged by the fluke Fasciola hepatica and causes severe necrosis and death; this disease occurs in nearly all parts of the world, including the U.S. Sometimes called black disease because of the extensive haemorrhages seen on the inner surface of the pelt when it is removed. Synonym: black disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eimeria of sheep and goats | Eimeria ovina (arloingi), the most common and destructive species in sheep, principal losses being in young lambs; Eimeria minakolyakimovae, a highly pathogenic parasite of sheep; Eimeria parva and Eimeria pallida are frequently found but believed to be of low virulence; Eimeria faurei, Eimeria intricata, Eimeria granulosa, Eimeria ahsata, Eimeria hawkins, Eimeria gilruthi, Eimeria gonzalezi, Eimeria christenseni, Eimeria punctata, Eimeria crandallis, and Eimeria honessi, are found in sheep or goats, and are probably of low pathogenicity. All of these species invade the epithelium of the small intestine. Synonym: coccidia of sheep and goats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kisenyi sheep disease virus | A virus, in the family Bunyaviridae, that is probably the same as Nairobi sheep disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot | Origin, lateral and medial processes of calcanean tuberosity; insertion, lateral side of proximal phalanx of fifth toe; action, abducts and flexes little toe; nerve supply, lateral plantar nerve. Synonym: musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis, abductor muscle of little toe, musculus abductor digiti quinti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory flexor muscle of foot | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by two heads from the lateral and medial borders of the inferior surface of the calcaneus; insertion, tendons of flexor digitorum longus; action, assists long flexor; nerve supply, lateral plantar. Synonym: musculus flexor accessorius, musculus quadratus plantae, accessory flexor muscle of foot, caro quadrata sylvii, musculus pronator pedis, plantar quadrate muscle, quadrate muscle of sole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ankle-foot orthosis | A brace (usually plastic) worn on the lower leg and foot to support the ankle, hold the foot and ankle in the correct position, and correct foot drop. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arches of the foot | See: longitudinal arch of foot, plantar arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articulations of foot | Joints including the talocrural, intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. Synonym: articulationes pedis, articulations of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| athlete's foot | <dermatology> A fungal infection of the feet treatable with nonprescription medications. Symptoms include: a red itchy rash with flaking or peeling. (27 Sep 1997) |
| back of foot reflex | The foot being firmly supported on its inner side, a sharp tap on the dorsal tendons causes extension of the second to the fifth toes. Synonym: back of foot reflex, dorsum of foot reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |