| SLMV | Synaptic like microvesicles |
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| SLN | Sentinel lymph node |
| SLN | Solid Lipid Nanoparticles |
| SLN | Superior laryngeal nerve |
| SLNB | Sentinel lymph node biopsy |
| SLND | Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection |
| SLO | Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope |
| SLO | Second look operation |
| SLO | Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome |
| SLO | Smith-Lemli-Opitz |
| slime layer | <biology, microbiology> A diffused layer of polysaccharide exterior to the bacterial cell wall. Compare: capsule and glycocalyx. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| slime mould | <biology, microbiology> Two distinct groups of fungi, the cellular slime moulds or Acrasidae that include Dictyostelium and the acellular slime moulds or Myxomycetes that include Physarum. These nonphototrophic eukaryotic microorganisms lack cell walls, which aggregate to form fruiting structures (cellular slime moulds) or simply masses of protoplasm (acellular slime moulds). (09 Oct 1997) |
| sling | A supporting bandage or suspensory device; especially a loop suspended from the neck and supporting the flexed forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sling psychrometer | Wet and dry bulb thermometers mounted on a hand sling, for use when a small portable psychrometer is required. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slink | 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." "Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent." (Milton) "There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed." (Landor) 2. To miscarry; said of female beasts. Origin: AS. Slincan; probably akin to G. Schleichen, E. Sleek. See Sleek. To cast prematurely; said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slip | 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. "He tried to slip a powder into her drink." (Arbuthnot) 2. To omit; to loose by negligence. "And slip no advantage That my secure you." (B. Jonson) 3. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper. "The branches also may be slipped and planted." (Mortimer) 4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. "Lucento slipped me like his greyhound." (Shak) 5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar. 6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. To slip a cable. See Cable. To slip off, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat. To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat. 1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide. 2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip. 3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place. 4. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work. "Thus one tradesman slips away, To give his partner fairer play." (Prior) "Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away." (Dryden) 5. To err; to fall into error or fault. "There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart." (Ecclus. Xix. 16) To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape. "Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war." (Shak) Origin: OE. Slippen; akin to LG. & D. Slippen, MHG. Slipfen (cf. Dan. Slippe, Sw. Slippa, Icel. Sleppa), and fr. OE. Slipen, AS. Slipan (in comp), akin to G. Schleifen to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. Slifan to slide, glide, make smooth, Icel. Slipa to whet; cf. Also AS. Slpan, Goth. Sliupan, OS. Slopian, OHG. Sliofan, G. Schliefen, schlpfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root form. Cf. Slope. 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. "This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom." (Fuller) 3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine. "A native slip to us from foreign seeds." (Shak) "The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride." (R. Browning) 4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper. "Moonlit slips of silver cloud." (Tennyson) "A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon Sure to be rounded into beauty soon." (Longfellow) 5. A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand. "We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer." (Sir S. Baker) 6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. 7. A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley. 8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: A loose garment worn by a woman. A child's pinafore. An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. 9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. 10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. 11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handless and other applied parts. 12. A particular quantity of yarn. 13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. 14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. 15. A narrow passage between buildings. 16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. 17. <chemical> A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. 18. <engineering> The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller. 19. <zoology> A fish, the sole. 20. A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one. Slip dock. See Dock. Slip link, an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly. Origin: AS. Slipe, slip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slipped capital femoral epiphysis | <orthopaedics> This refers to chronic fracture of the epiphyseal growth plate known as a slipped capital femoral epiphysis. The capital (head of the femur) should sit squarely on the femoral neck. Abnormal movement along the growth plate results in the slip. Often this condition will present in prepubescent males with an insidious onset of thigh or knee pain with a painful limp. Hip motion will be limited, particularly internal rotation. Consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon is necessary to repair this problem. Untreated cases can result in serious growth abnormalities and permanent disability. (27 Sep 1997) |
| slipped disc | <orthopaedics> A condition that results in the abnormal protrusion (bulging), herniation or prolapse of a vertebral disc from its normal position in the vertebral column. The displaced disc may exert force on a nearby nerve root causing the typical neurologic symptoms of radiating pain (to an extremity), numbness, tingling and weakness. Recurrent episodes of severe back pain are common. Treatment includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids and rest. More advanced cases may require surgical intervention (for example laminectomy, micro-disc surgery). (19 Jan 1998) |
| slipped hernia | A hernia in which an abdominal viscus forms part of the sac. Synonym: extrasaccular hernia, parasaccular hernia, slipped hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slipped tendon | See: perosis. Todaro's tendon, an inconstant tendinous structure that extends from the right fibrous trigone of the heart toward the valve of the inferior vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slipped tendon disease | A manganese-deficiency perosis in the young chick, which allows the tendons on the caudal aspect of the tarsus to displace medially and laterally, so that the chick squats and walks on the plantar surface of the limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slipper | 1. One who, or that which, slips. 2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe. 3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children. 4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel. 5. <machinery> A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; also called shoe, and gib. <zoology> Slipper animalcule, a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium. Slipper flower. <botany> A boat shell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slipperwort | <botany> See Calceolaria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slippery | 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. 2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. "The slippery tops of human state." (Cowley) 3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. "The slippery god will try to loose his hold." (Dryden) 4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. 5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. "The slippery state of kings." 6. Uncertain in effect. 7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Slippery elm. <botany> An American tree (Ulmus fulva) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself. A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica); so called on the Pacific coast. See: Slipper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slipping patella | Spontaneous or easily provoked dislocation of the patella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slough |
gangrene: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass a hollow filled with mud a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) shed: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
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| slaframine |
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| sleep terror disorder |
[DSM-IV] a sleep disorder of the parasomnia group, consisting of repeated episodes of pavor nocturnus (sleep terrors).
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| sleepwalking disorder |
[DSM-IV] a sleep disorder of the parasomnia group, consisting of repeated episodes of somnambulism.
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| SL | a biased way of looking at or presenting something |
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| SL | present with a bias |
| SL | heel over |
| SL | to incline or bend from a vertical position |
| SL | lie obliquely |
| SL | a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War) |
| SL | having an oblique or slanted direction |
| SL | favoring one person or side over another |
| SL | having an oblique or slanted direction |
| SL | with a slant |
| SL | at a slant |
| SL | the act of smacking something |