| supporter | 1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life. "The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured." (Bacon) "The saints have a . . . Supporter in all their miseries." (South) 2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate. 3. A knee placed under the cathead. 4. A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures. 5. <medicine> A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| supporting area | Those areas of the maxillary and mandibular edentulous ridges which are considered best suited to carry the forces of mastication when the dentures are in function. Synonym: denture foundation area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supporting cell | One of the ordinary elongated cell's resting on the basement membrane that surround and serve as a support to the shorter specialised cell's in certain organs, such as the labyrinth of the inner ear or olfactory epithelium. Synonym: supporting cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supporting reactions | Described by Magnus, who distinguished two types: (05 Mar 2000) |
| supporting reflexes | Described by Magnus, who distinguished two types: (05 Mar 2000) |
| supportive care | Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's comfort and quality of life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| supportive psychotherapy | Psychotherapy aiming at bolstering the patient's psychological defenses and providing him or her reassurance, as in crisis intervention, rather than probing provocatively into his or her conflicts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supportress | A female supporter. "You are my gracious patroness and supportress." (Massinger) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| suppose | 1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result? "Suppose they take offence without a cause." (Shak) "When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not to make any doubt of its existence." (Tillotson) 2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true. "How easy is a bush supposed a bear!" (Shak) "Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead." (2 Sam. Xiii. 32) 3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight. "One falsehood always supposes another, and renders all you can say suspected." (Female Quixote) 4. To put by fraud in the place of another. Synonym: To imagine, believe, conclude, judge, consider, view, regard, conjecture, assume. Origin: F. Supposer; pref. Sub- under + poser to place; corresponding in meaning to L. Supponere, suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit. See Pose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| suppositor | <medicine> An apparatus for the introduction of suppositories into the rectum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| suppositories | Medicated masses adapted for introduction into the rectal, vaginal, or urethral orifice of the body. Suppository bases are solid at room temperature but melt or dissolve at body temperature. Commonly used bases are cocoa butter, glycerinated gelatin, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights, and fatty acid esters of polyethylene glycol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| suppository | <pharmacology> A medicated mass adapted for introduction into the rectal, vaginal or urethral orifice of the body, suppository bases are solid at room temperature but melt or dissolve at body temperature. Commonly used bases are cocoa butter, glycerinated gelatin, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights and fatty acid esters of polyethylene glycol. Origin: L. Suppositorium (18 Nov 1997) |
| suppressant, cough | A drug used to control coughing, particularly with a dry, nagging, unproductive cough. (12 Dec 1998) |
| suppression | 1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like. 2. <medicine> Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion. 3. Omission; as, the suppression of a word. Synonym: Overthrow, destruction, concealment, repression, detention, retention, obstruction. Origin: L. Suppressio: cf. F. Suppression. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| suppression amblyopia | The suppression of the central vision in one eye when the images from the two eyes are so different that they cannot be fused into one. This may be due to: 1) faulty image formation (sensory amblyopia); 2) a large difference in refraction between the two eyes (anisometropic amblyopia); or 3) the two eyes pointing in different directions (strabismic amblyopia). Most suppression amblyopia can be reversed if appropriately treated before age 6 years. Synonym: amblyopia ex anopsia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suppurative |
relating to or characterized by suppuration
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| supplement |
addendum: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet" a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) accessory: a supplementary component that improves capability append: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
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to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" oppress: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" bottle up: control and refrain from showing; of emotions restrain: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" put out of one's consciousness
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supplement: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) the act of supplementing
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the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times" give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer had the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans" back: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" hold: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" documentation: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" confirm: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" subscribe: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support" corroborate: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" defend: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" accompaniment: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" patronize: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" digest: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"
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| supp | gracefully slender |
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| supp | walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine |
| supp | a supplementary component |
| supp | a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) |
| supp | textual matter that is added onto a publication |
| supp | add to the very end |
| supp | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient |
| supp | serve as a supplement to |
| supp | added to complete or make up a deficiency |
| supp | functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity |
| supp | added to complete or make up a deficiency |
| supp | functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity |