| sheathed | 1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath. 2. <botany> Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sheathed artery | <anatomy, artery> A subdivision of the penicillus of the spleen surrounded by macrophages and a reticular stroma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sheathfish | <zoology> Same as Sheatfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheathing | From Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheaths of vessels | Fibrous envelopes ensheathing the arteries with their accompanying veins and sometimes nerves as well. Synonym: sheaths of vessels, vaginae vasorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shed | 1. To fall in drops; to pour. "Such a rain down from the welkin shadde." (Chaucer) 2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. "White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand." (Mortimer) 1. To separate; to divide. 2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain. "Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood?" (Shak) "Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head." (Wordsworth) 3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves. 4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. 5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. "Her hair . . . Is shed with gray." 6. To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. Origin: OE. Scheden, schden, to pour, to part, AS. Scadan, sceadan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. Skan, OFries. Sktha, G. Scheiden, OHG. Sceidan, Goth. Skaidan, and probably to Lith. Skedu I part, separate, L. Scindere to cleave, to split, Gr, Skr. Chid, and perch. Also to L. Caedere to cut. Cf. Chisel, Concise, Schism, Sheading, Sheath, Shide. 1. A parting; a separation; a division. "They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise." (Sir T. North) 2. The act of shedding or spilling; used only in composition, as in bloodshed. 3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; used in composition, as in watershed. 4. The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed. "The first Aletes born in lowly shed." (Fairfax) "Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel." (Sandys) Origin: The same word as shade. See Shade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shedder | 1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears. 2. <zoology> A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shedding | 1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood. 2. That which is shed, or cast off. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Sheehan's syndrome | <syndrome> Hypopituitarism arising from a severe circulatory collapse postpartum, with resultant pituitary necrosis. Synonym: postpartum pituitary necrosis syndrome, thyrohypophysial syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sheehan, H | <person> 20th century British pathologist. See: Sheehan's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sheeling | A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed. Alternative forms: sheel, shealing, sheiling, etc. Origin: Icel. Skjl a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. Skjul. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheely | <zoology> Same as Sheelfa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheep | 1. <zoology> Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia. The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns. 2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. 3. <zoology> Rocky mountain sheep. 4. <zoology> A shepherd dog, or collie. <botany> Sheep laurel See Argali, Mouflon, and Oorial. Origin: OE. Shep, scheep, AS. Scp, sceap; akin to OFries. Skp, LG. & D. Schaap, G. Schaf, OHG. Scaf, Skr. Chaga. Cf. Sheepherd. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheep bots | Oestrus ovis larvae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sheep diseases | Diseases of domestic and mountain sheep of the genus ovis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sheep measles |
cysticercosis in sheep.
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| sheep nose bot |
the larva of Oestrus ovis, which is frequently found in the nasal passages of sheep.
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| sheeppox virus |
a virus of the genus Capripoxvirus that is the etiologic agent of sheep-pox.
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| shell crown |
an artificial crown applied like a shell or cap over the remaining natural crown of a tooth; the space between the crown and the shell is filled with cement. Called also cap c.
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| Shepherd's fracture |
fracture of the astragalus, with detachment of the outer protecting edge.
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| SHE | plunge or bury in flesh, as of a knife, sword, or tusk |
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| SHE | enclose with a sheath |
| SHE | cover with a protective sheathing |
| SHE | enclosed in a protective covering |
| SHE | protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior |
| SHE | an entire system |
| SHE | the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February) |
| SHE | unlicensed drinking establishment |
| SHE | an outbuilding with a single story |
| SHE | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
| SHE | get rid of |
| SHE | cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over |