| misc | miscarriage; miscellaneous |
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| SOD | Super-Oxide Dismutase |
| SVC | 1) Superior Vena Cava 2) Super-Visor Call |
| shf | super-high frequency |
| SRWS | super radiology work station |
| SQUID | SUper Conducting Quantum Interference Device |
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| SFC | Super-critical fluid chromatography |
| super- | 1. <prefix> A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance. 2. <chemistry> A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, Bi-, Di-, and Per-. Origin: L. Super over, above; akin to Gr, L. Sub under, and E. Over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-, Supra-, Sur-. (29 Oct 1998) |
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| feminine | 1. Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; characteristic of a woman; womanish; womanly. "Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine ease and grace." (Macaulay) 2. Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate. "Her heavenly form Angelic, but more soft and feminine." (Milton) "Ninus being esteemed no man of war at all, but altogether feminine, and subject to ease and delicacy." (Sir W. Raleigh) Origin: L. Femininus, fr. Femina woman; prob. Akin to L. Fetus, or to Gr. To suck, to suckle, Skr. Dha to suck; cf. AS. Famme woman, maid: cf. F. Feminin. See Foetus. 1. A woman. "They guide the feminines toward the palace." (Hakluyt) 2. Any one of those words which are the appellations of females, or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix. "There are but few true feminines in English." (Latham) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pharyngoesophageal pads | Venous plexuses on the anterior and posterior walls of the pharyngoesophageal junction. Synonym: pharyngoesophageal pads. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incontinence pads | Absorbent pads made of various materials used for personal hygiene usually in urinary incontinence and usually in the elderly. They may be worn as underpants or as pants liners. They are made of absorbent materials such as fluff wood pulp and hydrogel absorbent with viscose rayon, polyester, polypropylene, or polyethylene coverstock. (12 Dec 1998) |
| knuckle pads | An autosomal dominant trait, in which thick pad's of skin appear over the proximal phalangeal joints; occasionally associated with leukonychia and deafness or Dupuytren's contracture, a callus reaction in persons predisposed to producing callus and as the result of occupational or self-inflicted trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
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