| smite | 1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone. "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Matt. V. 39) "And David . . . Took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead." (1 Sam. Xvii. 49) 2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling. "Profpesy, and smite thine hands together." (Ezek. Xxi. 14) "Saul . . . Smote the javelin into the wall." (1 Sam. Xix. 10) 3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument. 4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war. 5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation. "The flax and the barely was smitten." (Ex. Ix. 31) 6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish. "Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him." (Wake) 7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear. "The charms that smite the simple heart." (Pope) "Smith with the love of sister arts we came." (Pope) To smite off, to cut off. To smite out, to knock out, as a tooth. Exod,xxi.27. To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbarid; to revile. Origin: Smoth, rarely Smit; Smitten, rarely Smit, or Smote; Smiting] [AS. Smitan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. Smita to smite, LG. Smiten, D. Smijten, G. Schmeissen, OHG. Smizan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. Smita to smite, Dan. Smiide to throw, Goth. Bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. Md to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut. To strike; to collide; to beat. "The heart meleth, and the knees smite together." (Nah. Ii. 10) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Smith's fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the radius at the wrist that results in volar (palmar) angulation of the distal fracture fragment, opposite the Colles fracture. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Smith's operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, David | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1926. See: Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, G | <person> U.S. Neurosurgeon, 1917-1964. See: Smith-Robinson operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Henry | <person> Irish born British military surgeon in India, 1862-1948. See: Smith's operation, Smith-Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Robert | <person> Irish surgeon, 1807-1873. See: Smith's fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Theobald | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1859-1934. See: Theobald Smith's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, William | <person> 20th century U.S. Physician. See: Smith-Riley syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Boyce operation | An incision into the posterolateral renal parenchyma, gaining access to the calyceal system through an avascular plane between anterior and posterior branches of the renal artery; used for removal of calyceal and branched renal calculi, with maximum exposure yet minimal bleeding or parenchymal damage. Synonym: Smith-Boyce operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Indian operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smith-lemli-opitz syndrome | <syndrome> Autosomal recessive disorder characterised by multiple congenital anomalies including microcephaly, mental retardation, unusual facies, and genital abnormalities. The biochemical defect is a lack of 7-dehydrocholesterol-delta-7-reductase, resulting in abnormally high levels of 7-dehydrocholesterol and low levels of cholesterol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Smith-Petersen nail | A flanged nail for pinning a fracture of the neck of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Petersen, Marius | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1886-1953. See: Smith-Petersen nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Riley syndrome | <syndrome> Multiple haemangiomas, macrocephaly, and blurred optic disks; angiomas appear at birth or later, and enlarge and multiply. (05 Mar 2000) |