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| BCBSA | Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association |
| BS | Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Surgery; Bacillus subtilis; Bartter syndrome; base strap; bedside; ... |
| BSA | benzenesulfonic acid; Biofeedback Society of America; bismuth-sulfite agar; bis-trimethylsilyl-aceta... |
| GS | gallstone; Gardner syndrome; gastric shield; general surgery; gestational score; Gilbert syndrome; g... |
| shield | 1. To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury. "Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field, To see the son the vanquished father shield." (Dryden) "A woman's shape doth shield thee." (Shak) 2. To ward off; to keep off or out. "They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to shield the cold to which they had been inured." (Spenser) 3. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid! "God shield that it should so befall." (Chaucer) "God shield I should disturb devotion!" (Shak) Origin: AS. Scidan, scyldan. See Shield. 1. A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler. "Now put your shields before your hearts and fight, With hearts more proof than shields." (Shak) 2. Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. "My council is my shield." 3. Figuratively, one who protects or defends. "Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward." (Gen. Xv. 1) 4. <botany> In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci. 5. The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. 6. <chemical> A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses. 7. A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield. "Bespotted as with shields of red and black." 8. A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield. <botany> Shield fern, any fern of the genus Aspidium, in which the fructifications are covered with shield-shaped indusia; called also wood fern. Origin: OE. Sheld, scheld, AS. Scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. Scild, OFries. Skeld, D. & G. Schild, OHG. Scilt, Icel. Skjoldr, Sw. Skold, Dan. Skiold, Goth. Skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. Sheldrake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| shield-bearer | 1. One who, or that which, carries a shield. 2. <zoology> Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shielddrake | <zoology> A sheldrake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shieldtail | <zoology> Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blue shield | A prepaid health insurance plan for costs of physicians' services. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| water shield | <botany> An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nipple shield | A cap or dome placed over the nipple to protect it during nursing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embryonic shield | A thickened area of the embryonic blastoderm from which the embryo develops. (05 Mar 2000) |
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a protective covering or structure armor carried on the arm to intercept blows protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm carapace: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles harbor: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"
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A deflector shield is a fictional technology commonly found in science fiction. Typically, deflector shields (often referred to as simply "shields") are some form of energy field that is projected along the surface of, or into the space around, a starship, space station, planet, moon, or building. ...
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In gastropods, a thickened, distinctly margined callus on the body whorl near the inner lip.
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frontal calcified portion of carapace in hermit crabs, excluding softer posterior portion.
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Two flat discs of calcite with water flow in the center, attached to cave ceiling, wall or floor and projecting outward. It is suggested that water seeps under pressure along the fracture of the shield and moves out to the rim where deposition occurs and increases its diameter. The cause of the formation is not known.
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| shield | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows |
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| shield | a protective covering or structure |
| shield | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
| shield | hold a thought or feeling of |
| shield | any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori |
| shield | of a leaf shape |
| shield | used especially of machinery |
| shield | a person who cares for persons or property |
| shield | the act of shielding from harm |
| shield | a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay |
| shield | shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference |
| shield | actively protective |
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