| scaly leg | A thickened, encrusted condition of the legs of fowls caused by the mite, Knemidokoptes mutans. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| scaly ringworm | An eruption consisting of a number of concentric rings of overlapping scales forming papulosquamous patches scattered over the body; it occurs in tropical climates and is caused by the fungus Trichophyton concentricum. Synonym: herpes desquamans, Malabar itch, Oriental ringworm, scaly ringworm, tinea tropicalis, Tokelau ringworm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaly tetter | An obsolete colloquialism for eczema. Wet tetter, outmoded term for a moist eczematous dermatitis. Synonym: humid tetter, moist tetter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaly-winged | <zoology> Scale-winged. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scammel | <zoology> The female bar-tailed godwit. Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare ["Tempest," II. 2] is not known. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scammony | 1. <botany> A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia). 2. An inspissated sap obtained from the rot of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray colour, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic. Origin: F. Scammonee, L. Scammonia, scammonea, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scamp | To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. "A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner." (Wedgwood) "Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute." (T. Hughes) Origin: Cf. Scamp, or Scant, and Skimp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scamping speech | A form of lalling in which consonants or syllables that are difficult to pronounce are omitted. Synonym: clipped speech. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scan | A type of imaging, for example ultrasound, MR, CT, scintigram. (16 Dec 1997) |
| scan rate | <microscopy> The number of horizontal-scan lines per frame and vertical scans per second that are repeated in video, for example, 525/60, 625/50. In 525/60, 2: 1 interlaced video, the V scan is repeated at the field rate (which is half of the frame rate for 2: 1 interlaced video) so that 525 H scans take place 30 times a second. The H-scan rate is therefore 525 x 30 = 15.75 kHz. With 525/60, 1: 1 interlace, the H-scan rate would be twice this value. (05 Aug 1998) |
| scandal | 1. Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace. "O, what a scandal is it to our crown, That two such noble peers as ye should jar!" (Shak) "[I] have brought scandal To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt In feeble hearts." (Milton) 2. Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously. "You must not put another scandal on him." (Shak) "My known virtue is from scandal free." (Dryden) 3. Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners. Synonym: Defamation, detraction, slander, calumny, opprobrium, reproach, shame, disgrace. Origin: F. Scandale, fr. L. Scandalum, Gr, a snare laid for an enemy, a stumbling block, offense, scandal: cf. OE. Scandle, OF. Escandle. See Slander. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scandent | Climbing. (09 Oct 1997) |
| scandentia | An order of the class mammals that consists of one family, tupaiidae (tree shrews), 5 genera (one of which is tupaia), and 16 species. Their recent distribution is from india to the philippines, southern china to java, borneo, sumatra, bali, and other islands in those regions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scandia | <chemistry> A chemical earth, the oxide of scandium. Origin: NL. See Scandium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scandic | <chemistry> Of or pertaining to scandium; derived from, or containing, scandium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaphoid bone |
the largest wrist bone on the thumb side
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| scarlet |
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge red: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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pantie: short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) bare(a): lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
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| scaphocephaly |
congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
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navicular: shaped like a boat
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| SCA | small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds |
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| SCA | small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering |
| SCA | a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin |
| SCA | mosslike liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves |
| SCA | an ordered reference standard |
| SCA | increase proportionally |
| SCA | a value on some scale of measurement |
| SCA | partly refined paraffin wax |
| SCA | used of armor |
| SCA | (zoology) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles |
| SCA | destitute of scales |
| SCA | reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale |