| FHC | familial hypercholesterolemia; family health center; Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation; Fuchs heterochro... |
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| BaS | barium swallow |
| DS | dead air space; dead space; deep sedative; deep sleep; defined substrate; dehydroepiandrosterone sul... |
| WS | Waardenburg syndrome; ward secretary; Warkany syndrome; Warthin-Starry [stain]; water soluble; water... |
| F--H | Ficoll--Hypaque |
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| hypaque swallow | gastrografin swallow |
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| Hypaque enema | Enema with water-soluble radiographic contrast material, whether diatrizoate or other. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Ficoll-Hypaque technique | A density-gradient centrifugation technique for separating lymphocytes from other formed elements in the blood; the sample is layered onto a Ficoll-sodium metrizoate gradient of specific density; following centrifugation, lymphocytes are collected from the plasma-Ficoll interface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| barium swallow | An upper gastrointestinal series (barium swallow) is an X-ray test used to define the anatomy of the upper digestive tract. Women who are or may be pregnant should notify the doctor requesting the procedure and the radiology staff. The test involves filling the oesophagus, stomach, and small intestines with a white liquid material (barium). (12 Dec 1998) |
| sea swallow | 1. <zoology> The common tern. The storm petrel. The gannet. 2. See Cornish chough, under Chough. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| somatic swallow | A swallowing pattern with muscular contractions which appear to be under control of the person at a subconscious level; distinguished from visceral swallow. Visceral swallow, the immature swallowing pattern of an infant or a person with tongue thrust, resembling peristaltic wavelike muscular contractions observed in the gut; adult or mature swallowing is more volitional and therefore somatic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swallow | 1. To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or oesophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink. "As if I had swallowed snowballs for pills." (Shak) 2. To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb usually followed by up. "The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses." (Num. Xvi. 32) 3. To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly. "Though that story . . . Be not so readily swallowed." (Sir T. Browne) 4. To engross; to appropriate; usually with up. "Homer excels . . . In this, that he swallowed up the honor of those who succeeded him." (Pope) 5. To occupy; to take up; to employ. "The necessary provision of the life swallows the greatest part of their time." (Locke) 6. To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume. "Corruption swallowed what the liberal hand Of bounty scattered." (Thomson) 7. To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions. "Swallowed his vows whole." 8. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult. Synonym: To absorb, imbibe, ingulf, engross, consume. See Absorb. Origin: OE. Swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS. Swelgan; akin to D. Zwelgen, OHG. Swelahan, swelgan, G. Schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. Svelgia to swallow, SW. Svalja, Dan. Svaelge. Cf. Groundsel a plant. 1. <ornithology> Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight. The most common North American species are the barn swallow (see under Barn), the cliff, or eaves, swallow (see under Cliff), the white-bellied, or tree, swallow (Tachycineta bicolour), and the bank swallow (see under Bank). The common European swallow (Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica), are familiar species. 2. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift. 3. The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves. <zoology> Swallow plover, any one of numerous species of East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus Dicaeum. They are allied to the honeysuckers. Origin: OE. Swalowe, AS. Swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. Zwaluw, OHG. Swalawa, G. Schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. Svala, Dan. Svale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| swallow syncope | Faintness or unconsciousness upon swallowing. This is nearly always due to excessive vagal effect on the heart that may already have bradycardia or atrioventricular block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swallow-tailed | 1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat. 2. United by dovetailing; dovetailed. Swallow-tailed duck, a European moth (Urapteryx sambucaria) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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