| Turner, George Grey | <person> English surgeon, 1877-1951. See: Grey Turner's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Turner, Henry | <person> U.S. Endocrinologist, 1892-1970. See: Turner's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turner, Joseph | <person> English dentist, +1955. See: Turner's tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turner, Sir William | <person> English anatomist, 1832-1916. See: intraparietal sulcus of Turner, Turner's sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turner-kieser syndrome | <syndrome> See nail-patella syndrome (turner in 1933 described two families with the disease. The name turner is more closely associated with the xo syndrome). (12 Dec 1998) |
| turnerite | <chemical> A variety of monazite. Origin: So called from the English chemist and mineralogist, C. H. Turner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnery | 1. The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe. 2. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe. "Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery." (Walpole) Origin: Cf. F. Tournerie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnicimorphae | <ornithology> A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically. Origin: NL. See Turnix, and -morphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnip | <botany> The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. <botany> [Formerly written also turnep] Swedish turnip The turnip flea. A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larvae live in the turnip root. Origin: OE. Turnep; probably fr. Turn, or F. Tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. Nepe a turnip, AS. Naepe, L. Napus. Cf. Turn, Navew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnip-shell | <zoology> Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnix | <ornithology> Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and especially. In Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, 3). See Turnicimorphae. Origin: NL, fr. L. Coturnix a quail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnkey | 1. A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder. 2. <dentistry> An instrument with a hinged claw, used for extracting teeth with a twist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turnkey system | A system which is built, engineered, and installed to the point of readiness for operation by the owner. (05 Dec 1998) |
| turnover | The movement of something into, through and out of a place, the rate at which a thing is depleted and replaced. (18 Nov 1997) |
| turnover flap | A hinged flap that is turned over 180 |