| Turner, Sir William | <person> English anatomist, 1832-1916. See: intraparietal sulcus of Turner, Turner's sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| turner-kieser syndrome | <syndrome> See nail-patella syndrome (turner in 1933 described two families with the disease. The name turner is more closely associated with the xo syndrome). (12 Dec 1998) |
| turnerite | <chemical> A variety of monazite. Origin: So called from the English chemist and mineralogist, C. H. Turner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnery | 1. The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe. 2. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe. "Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery." (Walpole) Origin: Cf. F. Tournerie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnicimorphae | <ornithology> A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically. Origin: NL. See Turnix, and -morphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnip | <botany> The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. <botany> [Formerly written also turnep] Swedish turnip The turnip flea. A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larvae live in the turnip root. Origin: OE. Turnep; probably fr. Turn, or F. Tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. Nepe a turnip, AS. Naepe, L. Napus. Cf. Turn, Navew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnip-shell | <zoology> Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnix | <ornithology> Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and especially. In Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, 3). See Turnicimorphae. Origin: NL, fr. L. Coturnix a quail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnkey | 1. A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder. 2. <dentistry> An instrument with a hinged claw, used for extracting teeth with a twist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnkey system | A system which is built, engineered, and installed to the point of readiness for operation by the owner. (05 Dec 1998) |
| turnover | The movement of something into, through and out of a place, the rate at which a thing is depleted and replaced. (18 Nov 1997) |
| turnover flap | A hinged flap that is turned over 180 |
| turnover number | <biochemistry, pharmacology> Equivalent to Vmax, being the number of substrate molecules converted to product by one molecule of enzyme in unit time, when the substrate is saturating. (18 Nov 1997) |
| turnpike | 1. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See Turnstile. "I move upon my axle like a turnpike." (B. Jonson) 2. A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for keeping the road in repair; a tollgate. 3. A turnpike road. 4. A winding stairway. 5. A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise. Turnpike man, a man who collects tolls at a turnpike. Turnpike road, a road on which turnpikes, or tollgates, are established by law, in order to collect from the users tolls to defray the cost of building, repairing, etc. Origin: Turn + pike. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnsole | 1. <botany> A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun. The sunflower. A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia). The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria. 2. <chemistry> Litmus. A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 . Origin: F. Tournesol, It. Tornasole; tornare to turn (LL. Tornare) + sole the sun, L. Sol. See Turn, Solar, and cf. Heliotrope Alternative forms: turnsol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turning |
A method used in patients who spend much time in one position in bed. The nursing staff or carer, with or without the help of specialist equipment, moves the person into another position so that no one body area receives continual pressure.
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| Turner's syndrome |
A congenital abnormality of the female wherein she receives an XO instead of an XX genetic sex complement. Women with this condition are sterile.
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| Turner's syndrome |
a genetically determined condition that is associated with the presence of only one complete X chromosome and no Y chromosome and that is characterized by a female phenotype with underdeveloped and infertile ovaries. When these women grow up, they are often infertile but have very normal mental acuity.
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| Turner's syndrome |
A chromosomal abnormality of the woman in which one of the sex chromosomes are missing. this results is abnormal development of the ovaries. Such women are usually of short stature, infertile, and never menstruate.
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| turning |
piece of wood that has been shaped on a lathe
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| turn | twist suddenly so as to sprain |
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| turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute |
| turn | change to the contrary |
| turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| turn | become officially one year older |
| turn | change color, as of leaves in the Fall |
| turn | go sour or spoil |
| turn | have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to |
| turn | direct at someone |
| turn | alter the functioning or setting of |
| turn | cause to assume a crooked or angular form |
| turn | let (something) fall or spill a container |