| staffish | Stiff; harsh. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Stafne bone cyst | An indentation on the lingual surface of the mandible within which a portion of the submandibular gland lies; it appears radiographically as a sharply circumscribed ovoid radiolucency between the mandibular canal and the inferior border of the posterior mandible. Synonym: Stafne bone cyst, static bone cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Stafne, Edward | <person> U.S. Oral pathologist, *1894. See: Stafne bone cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stag | 1. <zoology> The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. The male of certain other species of large deer. 2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. 3. A castrated bull; called also bull stag, and bull seg. 4. An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange. One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock. 5. <zoology> Stag beetle, any one of several species of large branching corals of the genus Madrepora, which somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially Madrepora cervicornis, and M. Palmata, of Florida and the West Indies. 6. <zoology> Stag-horn fern, a parasitic dipterous insect of the family Hippoboscidae, which lives upon the stag and in usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the European grouse, but in that case has wings. Origin: Icel. Steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. Stagga. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stag-evil | <veterinary> A kind of palsy affecting the jaw of a horse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stag-horned | <zoology> Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; said of certain beetles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stage | <oncology> The extent to which cancer has spread from its original site to other parts of the body. Usually denoted by a number from Stage 1 (least severe) to Stage 4 (more advanced). Different lymphoma types have different criteria for staging. (12 May 1997) |
| stage mechanical | <microscopy> A small fixture, either built into the light microscope stage or attached separately, it holds the specimen slide and has two horizontal screw adjustments at right angles to each other. The screw motions permit the specimen to be moved as desired. The quantitative type has vermer scales for reading the amount of displacement to 0.1 mm. This stage is sometimes called the traversing stage. (05 Aug 1998) |
| stage micrometre | <microscopy> A graduated scale used as a standard on the stage of a light microscope for calibrating an eyepiece micrometre, also for determining the magnification of a set-up in photomicrography, etc. (05 Aug 1998) |
| stage of dilatation | The part of labour when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stage of expulsion | See: Second stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stage of invasion | incubation period |
| staggard | <zoology> The male red deer when four years old. Origin: From Stag. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stagger | 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. 2. <veterinary> A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling; as, parasitic staggers; appopletic or sleepy staggers. 3. Bewilderment; perplexity. <veterinary> Stomach staggers, distention of the stomach with food or gas, resulting in indigestion, frequently in death. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staggerbush | <botany> An American shrub (Andromeda Mariana) having clusters of nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is said to poison lambs and calves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |