| needlestick injuries | Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| needlestone | <chemical> Natrolite. Synonym: needle zeolite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| needlewoman | A woman who does needlework; a seamstress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| needling | Discission of a soft or secondary cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| needs | Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to of need. "A man must needs love mauger his head." (Chaucer) "And he must needs go through Samaria." (John iv. 4) "He would needs know the cause of his reulse." (Sir J. Davies) Origin: Orig. Gen. Of need, used as an adverb. Cf. -wards. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |