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| QUART | quadrantectomy, axillary dissection, radiotherapy |
| Quaranfil virus | An ungrouped arbovirus isolated from human blood and from herons. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| quarantine | The limitation on the freedom of movement of an individual, to prevent spread of a disease to other members of a population. (09 Oct 1997) |
| quarantine period | The time during which an infected individual or an area is kept isolated, avoiding contact with uninfected individuals; can be any specified period of time, varying with the disease in question. The term is derived from the Italian word for forty, since the period of isolation of individuals suspected of plague in the Middle Ages was forty days. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quark | An elementary subatomic particle that composes a hadron. There areseveral flavours of quarks: Up (found innormal matter), down (also found in normalmatter), Charm or Charmed, Bottom or Beauty, Top or Truth (09 Oct 1997) |
| quarl | <zoology> A medusa, or jellyfish. "The jellied quarl that flings at once a thousand streaming stings." (J. R. Drake) Origin: Cf. G. Qualle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quart | 1. A measure of fluid capacity; the fourth part of a gallon; the equivalent of 0.9468 liter. An imperial quart contains about 20% more than the ordinary quart, or 1.1359 liters. 2. A dry measure holding a little more than the fluid measure. Origin: L. Quartus, fourth (05 Mar 2000) |
| quartan | A cyclic fever in which 72 hours elapse between attacks. (09 Oct 1997) |
| quartan fever | A malarial fever with paroxysms that recur every 72 hours or every fourth day, reckoning the day of the paroxysm as the first; due to the schizogony and release of merozoites from infected cells, with invasion of new red blood corpuscles by Plasmodium malariae. Synonym: quartan fever, quartan malaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quartan malaria | A malarial fever with paroxysms that recur every 72 hours or every fourth day, reckoning the day of the paroxysm as the first; due to the schizogony and release of merozoites from infected cells, with invasion of new red blood corpuscles by Plasmodium malariae. Synonym: quartan fever, quartan malaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quartan parasite | A protozoan parasite that occurs primarily in subtropical and temperate areas. It is the causal agent of quartan malaria. As the parasite grows it exhibits little ameboid activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| quartane | <chemistry> Butane, each molecule of which has four carbon atoms. Origin: L. Quartus the fourth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quartation | <chemistry> The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold. Synonym: inquartation. Compare Parting. Origin: L. Quartus the fourth: cf. F. Quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quartene | <chemistry> Same as Butylene. Origin: Ouartane + ethylene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quartenylic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic acid series, metameric with crotonic acid, and obtained as a colourless liquid; so called from having four carbon atoms in the molecule. Synonym: isocrotonic acid. Origin: Quartene + -yl + -ic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| quarter | 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc. Hence, specifically: The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds. The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal. <astronomy> One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point. When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon, as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters display one shield, the second and third the other. See Quarter. One of the four parts into which the horizon is regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction' principal division; a region; a territory. "Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe." (Milton) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris. The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11 deg 15', that is, about 2 deg 49'; called also quarter point. 2. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location. "Swift to their several quarters hasted then The cumbrous elements." (Milton) Hence, specifically: A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; usually in the plural. Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; usually in the plural. "The banter turned as to what quarters each would find." (W. Irving) A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters. Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes. "He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives." (Clarendon) "Cocks and lambs . . . At the mercy of cats and wolves . . . Must never expect better quarter." (L'Estrange) 3. Friendship; amity; concord. To keep quarter, to keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with another. "In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom." (Shak) "I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, . . . And yet kept good quarter between themselves." (Bacon) False quarter, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot. Fifth quarter, the hide and fat; a butcher's term. On the quarter, to accept as prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as a vanquished enemy. To keep quarter. See Quarter. Origin: F. Quartier, L. Quartarius a fourth part, fr. Quartus the fourth. See Quart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| quarter |
one-fourth: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock" one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" provide housing for (military personnel) stern: the rear part of a ship draw: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
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a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria); "quartan malaria"
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quartz glass: colorless glass made of almost pure silica a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
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a crack on the inside of a horse's forefoot
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colorless glass made of almost pure silica
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| quar | isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease |
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| quar | enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease |
| quar | place into enforce isolation, as for medical reasons |
| quar | under forced isolation especially for health reasons |
| quar | hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons |
| quar | an arrow that is shot from a crossbow |
| quar | an angry dispute |
| quar | have a disagreement over something |
| quar | a disputant who quarrels |
| quar | a disputant who quarrels |
| quar | given to quarreling |
| quar | a disposition to fight |
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