| Scanzoni's manoeuvre | Forceps rotation and traction in a spiral course, with reapplication of forceps for delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Scanzoni's second os | A constriction located at the junction of the thinned lower uterine segment with the thick retracted upper uterine segment, resulting from obstructed labour; this is one of the classic signs of threatened rupture of the uterus. Synonym: Bandl's ring, Baudelocque's uterine circle, Scanzoni's second os. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scanzoni, Friedrich | <person> German obstetrician, 1821-1891. See: Scanzoni's manoeuvre, Scanzoni's second os. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scape | The stem-like, flowering stalk of a plant with leaves clustered around the base of its stem. (09 Oct 1997) |
| scapegoating | Process in which the mechanisms of projection or displacement are utilised in focusing feelings of aggression, hostility, frustration, etc., upon another individual or group; the amount of blame being unwarranted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scapeless | <botany> Destitute of a scape. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scapha | 1. The longitudinal furrow between the helix and the antihelix of the auricle. Synonym: fossa of helix, scaphoid fossa. 2. Obsolete term for scaphoid fossa. Origin: L. Fr. G. Skaphe, skiff (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaphite | <paleontology> Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus Scaphites, belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous formation. Origin: L. Scapha a boat, fr. Gr. A boat, anything dug or scooped out, fr. To dig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scapho- | A scapha, scaphoid. Origin: G. Skaphe, skiff, boat (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaphocephalic | <anatomy> Of, pertaining to, or affected with, scaphocephaly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaphocephalism | <anatomy> A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, clongated, and more or less boat-shaped. Origin: Gr. A boat + head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaphocephalous | <anatomy> Of, pertaining to, or affected with, scaphocephaly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaphocephaly | <anatomy> A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, clongated, and more or less boat-shaped. Origin: Gr. A boat + head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaphocerite | <zoology> A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antennae of many Crustacea. Origin: Gr. Boat + E. Cerite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scaphognathite | <zoology> A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity. Origin: Gr. Boat + jaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |