| SLS | Sjogren-Larsson syndrome |
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| SLS | Sodium Lauryl Sulfate |
| SLS | Sodium lauryl sulphate |
| SLS | Streptolysin S |
| SLSJ | Saguenay Lac Saint Jean |
| SLSJ | Saguenay-Lac St-Jean |
| SLT | Shiga-like Toxin |
| SLT | Single lung transplantation |
| SLT | Speech and Language Therapists |
| SLT | Speech and language therapy |
| slope | 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another. 2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon. " buildings the summit and slope of a hill." (Macaulay) "Under the slopes of Pisgah." (Deut. Iv. 49. (Rev. Ver)) A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity; considered as ascending, an acclivity. <geometry> Slope of a plane, the direction of the plane; as, parallel planes have the same slope. Origin: Formed (like abode fr. Abide) from OE. Slipen. See Slip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| slope culture | A culture made on the slanting surface of a medium which has been solidified in a test tube inclined from the perpendicular so as to give a greater area than that of the lumen of the tube. Synonym: slope culture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slot | The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. "As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: Cf. Icel. Sl, and E. Sleuth. 1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat. 2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. 3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it. Origin: LG. & D. Slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close, to shut, D. Sluiten; akin to G. Schliessen, OHG. Sliozan, OFries. Slta, and probably to L. Claudere. Cf. Close, Sluice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sloth | 1. Slowness; tardiness. "These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome." (Shak) 2. Disinclination to action or labour; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. "[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth." (Milton) "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears." (Franklin) 3. <zoology> Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth, and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. <medicine> Australian, or Native sloth, a loris. Origin: OE. Slouthe, sleuthe, AS. Slw, fr. Slaw slow. See Slow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slothhound | <zoology> See Sleuthhound. See: Slot a track, and cf. Sleuthhound. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sloths | Slow-moving exclusively arboreal mammals that inhabit the tropical forests of south and central america. (12 Dec 1998) |
| slotted attachment | A frictional or mechanically retained unit used in fixed or removable prosthodontics, consisting of closely fitting male and female parts, an attachment that may be rigid in function or may incorporate a movable stress control unit to reduce the torque on the abutment. Synonym: frictional attachment, internal attachment, key attachment, keyway attachment, parallel attachment, slotted attachment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slough | <ecology> A wet place of deep mud or mire, a sluggish channel, a swamp, bog, or marsh, especially one that is part of an inlet or backwater. (19 Jan 1998) |
| sloughing | <zoology> The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sloughing phagedena | <dermatology> A chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilised, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas, often occurring over a bony prominence (for example sacral decubitus). (27 Sep 1997) |
| sloughing ulcer | <dermatology> A rapidly spreading ulcer attended by the formation of extensive sloughing. Synonym: perambulating ulcer, sloughing ulcer, ulcus ambulans. Origin: L. Phagedaena, Gr Phago, To eat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slovakia | Created 1 january 1993 as a result of the division of czechoslovakia into the czech republic and slovakia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| slovenia | Created 7 april 1992 as a result of the division of yugoslavia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| slow | To go slower; often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge. 1. Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion. 2. Not happening in a short time; gradual; late. "These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast." (Milton) 3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue. "Fixed on defense, the Trojans are not slow To guard their shore from an expected foe." (Dryden) 4. Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive. "He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding." (Prov. Xiv. 29) 5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow. 6. Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences. 7. Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull. Slow is often used in the formation of compounds for the most part self-explaining; as, slow-gaited, slow-paced, slow-sighted, slow-winged, and the like. Slow coach, a slow person. See def.7, above. <zoology> Slow lemur, or Slow loris, an East Indian nocturnal lemurine animal (Nycticebus tardigradus) about the size of a small cat; so called from its slow and deliberate movements. It has very large round eyes and is without a tail. Called also bashful Billy. Slow match. See Match. Synonym: Dilatory, late, lingering, tardy, sluggish, dull, inactive. Slow, Tardy, Dilatory. Slow is the wider term, denoting either a want of rapid motion or inertness of intellect. Dilatory signifies a proneness to defer, a habit of delaying the performance of what we know must be done. Tardy denotes the habit of being behind hand; as, tardy in making up one's acounts. Origin: OE. Slow, slaw, AS. Slaw; akin to OS. Slu blunt, dull, D. Sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. Slo blunt, dull, Icel. Slr, slr, Dan. Slov, Sw. Slo. Cf. Sloe, and Sloth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| slow channel-blocking agent | calcium channel-blocking agent |
| slow channel |
a protein channel, such as the calcium channel, that is slow to become activated; a slow voltage-gated channel has a much higher activation potential than does the fast type. Cf. fast c.
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| sludged blood |
blood in which the red cells have become aggregated into masses; see intravascular agglutination, under agglutination.
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| SLP |
(SLP) abbreviation for L. sacrolaeva posterior (left sacroposterior, a presentation of the fetus).
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| SLT |
(SLT) abbreviation for L. sacrolaeva transversa (left sacrotransverse, a presentation of the fetus).
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| sludging |
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| SL | struck with especially the open hand |
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| SL | a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand |
| SL | a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick |
| SL | acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together |
| SL | a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes |
| SL | characterized by horseplay and physical action |
| SL | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument |
| SL | a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information |
| SL | an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) |
| SL | a wound made by cutting |
| SL | cut drastically |
| SL | cut open |