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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK Words: 116197

Shone's syndrome
<syndrome> The association of obstructive lesions of the mitral valve complex, including supravalvar ring and parachute mitral valve, with left ventricular outflow obstruction and coarctation of the aorta. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shook jong
Synonym for koro ... A culture-specific acute delusional syndrome occurring mostly in the malay people and southern chinese. The syndrome is characterised by the individual's sudden experience of depersonalization depicted by the belief that his penis is shrinking into his abdomen and that he will die when this occurs. Although generally classified …

shoot
A young branch which sprouts from the main stock. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

shooting
Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. Shooting board, a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true. Shooting box, a small house in the country for use in the shooting season. Shooting gallery, a range, usually covered, with targets for practice with firearms. …

shop
1. A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc, are sold by retail. 'From shop to shop Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks The polished counter.' (Cowper) ... 2. A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe shop; a car shop. 'A tailor called me in his shop.' (Shak) ... Shop is often used adjectively or in compo …

shop typhus
A mild form of typhus occurring in urban areas, reported in Mediterranean areas. ... Synonym: urban typhus. ... Siberian tick typhus, tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by infection with Rickettsia sibirica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Shope fibroma
A connective tissue tumour of cottontail rabbits caused by a poxvirus of the genus Leporipoxvirus and found by Shope to be transmissible with cellular suspensions or Berkefeld filtrates; it is related to myxomatosis and is used in Europe as a source of vaccine to protect against the myxoma virus. ... Synonym: rabbit fibroma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Shope fibroma virus
<virology> Poxvirus associated with the production of benign skin tumours in rabbits. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Shope papilloma
A papillomatous growth found in wild cottontail rabbits that is caused by a virus in the family Papovaviridae and can be transferred to domestic rabbits where it will cause similar growths. A high percentage of these growths may become malignant. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Shope papilloma virus
<virology> Papovavirus that produces papillomas (warts) in rabbits. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Shope, Richard
<person> U.S. Pathologist, 1902-1966. ... See: Shope fibroma, Shope fibroma virus, Shope papilloma, Shope papilloma virus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shore
The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. 'Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore.' (Shak) 'The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.' (Spenser) In shore, near the shore. On shore. See On. Shore birds, the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). ... Origin: OE. Schore, AS. Score, probably fr …

short
1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight. 'The bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it.' (Isa. Xxviii. 20) ... 2. Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath. 'The life so short, the craft so long to learn.' (Chaucer) …

short abductor muscle of thumb
Synonym for abductor pollicis brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, tubercle of trapezium and flexor retinaculum; insertion, lateral side of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, abducts thumb; nerve supply, median. ... Synonym: musculus abductor pollicis brevis, short abductor muscle of thumb. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short adductor muscle
Synonym for adductor brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, superior ramus of pubis; insertion, upper third of medial lip of linea aspera; action, adducts thigh; nerve supply, obturator. ... Synonym: musculus adductor brevis, short adductor muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short bone
One whose dimensions are approximately equal; it consists of a layer of cortical substance enclosing spongy substance and narrow. ... Compare: long bone. ... Synonym: os breve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short bowel syndrome
<syndrome> A malabsorption syndrome resulting from operative resection of large portions of the smallintestine. ... (08 Aug 2003) ...

short central artery
<anatomy, artery> A branch of the precommunical part of the anterior cerebral artery. ... Synonym: arteria centralis brevis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short chain
In bacteriology, a string of two to eight cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short ciliary nerve
<anatomy, nerve> One of a number of branches of the ciliary ganglion, supplying the ciliary muscles, iris, and tunics of the eyeball. ... Synonym: nervus ciliaris brevis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short crus of incus
<anatomy> The short crus of incus; the process of the incus that fits into a depression (fossa incudis) in the epitympanic recess. ... Synonym: crus breve incudis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short extensor muscle of great toe
Synonym for extensor hallucis brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> The medial belly of extensor digitorum brevis musculus, the tendon of which is inserted into the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe. ... Synonym: musculus extensor hallucis brevis, short extensor muscle of great toe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short extensor muscle of thumb
Synonym for extensor pollicis brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, dorsal surface of radius; insertion, base of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, extends and abducts the thumb; nerve supply, radial. ... Synonym: musculus extensor pollicis brevis, musculus extensor brevis pollicis, short extensor muscle of thumb. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short extensor muscle of toes
Synonym for extensor digitorum brevis ... 1. <anatomy, muscle> (foot) Origin, dorsal surface of calcaneus; insertion, by four tendons fusing with those of the extensor digitorum longus, and by a slip attached independently to the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe; action, extends toes; nerve supply, deep peroneal. ... Synonym: muscu …

short fibular muscle
Synonym for peroneus brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lower two-thirds of lateral surface of fibula; insertion, base of fifth metatarsal bone; action, everts foot; nerve supply, superficial peroneal. ... Synonym: musculus fibularis brevis, musculus peroneus brevis, short fibular muscle, short peroneal muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short flexor muscle of great toe
Synonym for flexor hallucis brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, medial surface of cuboid and middle and lateral cuneiform bones; insertion, by two tendons, embracing that of the flexor longus hallucis, into the sides of the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe; action, flexes great toe; nerve supply, medial and lateral plantar. ... Sy …

short flexor muscle of little toe
Synonym for flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot ... Origin, base of metatarsal bone of the little toe and sheath of musculus peroneus longus; insertion, lateral surface of base of proximal phalanx of little toe; action, flexes the proximal phalanx of the little toe; nerve supply, lateral plantar. ... Synonym: musculus flexor digiti minimi brev …

short flexor muscle of thumb
Synonym for flexor pollicis brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, superficial portion from flexor retinaculum of wrist, deep portion from ulnar side of first metacarpal bone; insertion, base of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, flexes proximal phalanx of thumb; nerve supply, median (superficial head) and deep branch of ulnar (deep head). Some …

short flexor muscle of toes
Synonym for flexor digitorum brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, medial tubercle of calcaneus and central portion of plantar fascia; insertion, middle phalanges of four lateral toes by tendons perforated by those of the flexor longus; action, flexes lateral four toes; nerve supply, medial plantar. ... Synonym: musculus flexor digitorum brevis, …

short gastric arteries
<anatomy> Four or five small arteries given off from the splenic, passing via the gastrosplenic ligament to the fundus of the stomach along the greater curvature, and anastomosing with the other arteries in that region. ... Synonym: arteriae gastricae breves, vasa brevia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short gastric veins
<anatomy> Small vessels that drain the fundus and left portion of the stomach wall and empty into the splenic vein. ... Synonym: venae gastricae breves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short gyri of insula
<anatomy> Several short, radiating gyri converging toward the base of the insula, composing the anterior two-thirds of the insular cortex. ... Synonym: gyri breves insulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short head
<anatomy> For a muscle with two heads of origin (a 'biceps' muscle), the head originating nearest the insertion. ... See: short head of biceps brachii muscle, short head of biceps femoris muscle. ... Synonym: caput breve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short head of biceps brachii muscle
<anatomy> Head of biceps brachii originating from coracoid process of scapula. ... Synonym: caput breve musculi bicipitis brachii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short head of biceps femoris muscle
<anatomy> Part of biceps femoris originating from linea aspera of distal half of femur. ... Synonym: caput breve musculi bicipitis femoris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short incubation hepatitis
Synonym for viral hepatitis type A ... A virus disease with a short incubation period (usually 15 to 50 days), caused by hepatitis A virus, a member of the family Picornaviridae, often transmitted by faecal-oral route; may be inapparent, mild, severe, or occasionally fatal and occurs sporadically or in epidemics, commonly in school-age children and …

short interspersed elements
<molecular biology> Repetitive sequences of DNA of about 300 base pairs in length that occur about every 3000-5000 bp in the genome. ... (08 Aug 2003) ...

short levatores costarum muscles
<anatomy> Origin, the transverse processes of last cervical and eleven thoracic vertebrae; insertion ribs immediately below, between angle and tubercle. ... Synonym: musculi levatores costarum breves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short limbs and osteopenia
<radiology> Osteogenesis imperfecta, hypophosphatasia ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

short metacarpals
<radiology> Idiopathic, trauma, infarction (e.g., Hb SS), Turner syndrome (4th, with or without 3rd and 5th), pseudo- and pseudopseudo-hypoparathyroidism (4th and 5th), basal-cell nevus syndrome, Noonan syndrome, multiple epithelial dysplasia, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hereditary exostosis ... (12 Dec 1998) …

short palmar muscle
Synonym for palmaris brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, ulnar side of central portion of the palmar aponeurosis; insertion, skin of ulnar side of hand; action, wrinkles skin on medial side of palm; nerve supply, ulnar. ... Synonym: musculus palmaris brevis, short palmar muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short peroneal muscle
Synonym for peroneus brevis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lower two-thirds of lateral surface of fibula; insertion, base of fifth metatarsal bone; action, everts foot; nerve supply, superficial peroneal. ... Synonym: musculus fibularis brevis, musculus peroneus brevis, short fibular muscle, short peroneal muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short posterior ciliary artery
<anatomy, artery> One of approximately seven branches of the ophthalmic artery which pass around the optic nerve to supply the eyeball. Dividing into some 15-20 branches, they penetrate the sclera adjacent to the optic nerve, supplying the choroid and ciliary processes. Anastomoses: with central retinal artery and long and anterior ciliary ar …

short process of malleus
Synonym for lateral process of malleus ... A short projection from the base of the manubrium of the malleus, attached firmly to the drum membrane. ... Synonym: processus lateralis mallei, processus brevis, short process of malleus, tuberculum mallei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short rib-polydactyly syndrome
<syndrome> A syndrome inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and incompatible with life. The main features are narrow thorax, short ribs, scapular and pelvic dysplasia, and polydactyly. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

short root of ciliary ganglion
Synonym for parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion ... A branch of the oculomotor nerve supplying parasympathetic preganglionic nerve fibres to the ciliary ganglion. ... Synonym: radix parasympathica ganglii ciliaris, radix oculomotoria ganglii ciliaris, motor root of ciliary ganglion, oculomotor root of ciliary ganglion, radix brevis ganglii cilia …

short rotation energy plantation
Plantings established and managed under short-rotation intensive culture practices. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

short rotation intensive culture
Intensive management and harvesting at 2 to 10 year intervals of cycles of specially selected fast- growing hardwood species for the purpose of producing wood as an energy feedstock. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

short saphenous nerve
Synonym for sural nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the tibial nerve which supplies sensory innervation to parts of the lower leg and foot. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

short saphenous vein
Synonym for small saphenous vein ... <anatomy, vein> Arises on the lateral side of the foot from a union of the dorsal vein of the little toe with the dorsal venous arch, ascends behind the lateral malleolus, along the lateral border of the calcanean tendon and then through the middle of the calf to the lower portion of the popliteal space whe …

short sight
Synonym for myopia ... <ophthalmology> That error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from front to back (axial myopia) or of an increased strength in refractive power of the media of the eye (index myopia). ... …

short TI inversion recovery
An inversion recovery sequence that uses a short inversion time, about 100 ms., between 180° pulses; by proper selection of TI, the signal from water or fat can be suppressed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short ton
2000 pounds. A ton, as commonly used in the U.S. And Canada. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

short vinculum
A triangular band that extends from the dorsal surface of each of the flexor tendons of a digit to the capsule of the nearby interphalangeal joint and to the phalanx proximal to the insertion of the tendon. ... Synonym: vinculum breve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short wave diathermy
Therapeutic elevation of temperature in the tissues by means of an oscillating electric current of extremely high frequency (10 to 100 million Hz) and short wavelength of 3 to 30 meters. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase
See: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (NADPH+). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short-day plant
<botany> A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

short-term exposure limit
The maximum concentration of a chemical to which workers may be exposed continuously for up to 15 minutes without danger to health or work efficiency and safety. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

short-term memory
<psychology> Temporary storage of information for a few seconds to hours, as opposed to long-term memory which refers to material stored for days, years, or a lifetime. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

short-wave therapy
The use of focused short radio waves to produce local hyperthermia in an injured person or diseased body area. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

shorten
1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. ... 2. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc. 'Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my ch …

shortening reaction
<physiology> The adaptive shortening of the extensor muscles of the limb of a decerebrate animal when the limb is extended after it has been flexed. ... Compare: lengthening reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shortness of breath
Difficulty breathing. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

shortsightedness
Synonym for myopia ... <ophthalmology> That error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from front to back (axial myopia) or of an increased strength in refractive power of the media of the eye (index myopia). ... …

shot
<radiobiology> Fusion jargon for the production of a (short-lived) plasma. In the early days, plasmas were produced by the discharge of capacitor banks, which (frequently) made a BANG. A modern tokamak produces a few dozen shots per day, each lasting a few seconds and, if nothing goes wrong, inaudible. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

shot-feel
A peculiar sensation as of a nervous discharge or electric shock passing rapidly from the top of the head to the feet, sometimes described as a sensation of the rolling of shot down the body, occurring in acromegaly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shot-silk phenomenon
Synonym for shot-silk retina ... The appearance of numerous wavelike, glistening reflexes, like the shimmer of silk, observed sometimes in the retina of a young person. ... Synonym: shot-silk phenomenon, shot-silk reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shot-silk reflex
Synonym for shot-silk retina ... The appearance of numerous wavelike, glistening reflexes, like the shimmer of silk, observed sometimes in the retina of a young person. ... Synonym: shot-silk phenomenon, shot-silk reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shot-silk retina
The appearance of numerous wavelike, glistening reflexes, like the shimmer of silk, observed sometimes in the retina of a young person. ... Synonym: shot-silk phenomenon, shot-silk reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shotgun method
Cloning of DNA fragments randomly generated from a genome. ... See: genomic library. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

shots, allergy
Known medically as allergy desensitization or allergy immunotherapy, the injections are designed to stimulate the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is allergic, the aim being to modify or stop the allergy war (by reducing its effect on the mast cells). This form ofhe strength of the IgE and its treatm …

shotted suture
A suture in which the ends are fastened by passing through a split shot (a partially divided lead pellet) which is then compressed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shoulder
1. <anatomy> The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint. ... 2. The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint; the upper part of the back; that part of the human frame on which it is most easy to …

shoulder blade
Synonym for scapula ... A large, flat, triangular bone that forms the posterior portion of the shoulder. It articulates with the clavicle (at the acromion process) and the humerus (at the glenoid). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

shoulder bursitis
A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the body. There are two major bursae of the shoulder. Bursitis is usually not infectious, but the bursa can become infected. Treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes rest, ice, and medications for inflammation and pain. Infectious bur …

shoulder dislocation
<radiology> Anterior (subcoracoid), humerus may lead to beneath coracoid process, anterior to glenoid, most frequent site and type of dislocation of any joint, easily detected, repeated dislocation most likely to be Hill-Sachs deformity and/or Bankhart deformity, posterior, 2 - 4% of shoulder dislocations, 50% due to seizures; trauma, electri …

shoulder fractures
Fractures of the proximal humerus, including the head, anatomic and surgical necks, and tuberosities. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

shoulder impingement syndrome
<syndrome> Compression of the rotator cuff tendons and subacromial bursa between the humeral head and structures that make up the coracoacromial arch and the humeral tuberosities. This condition is associated with subacromial bursitis and rotator cuff (largely supraspinatus) and bicipital tendon inflammation, with or without degenerative chan …

shoulder joint
A ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula. ... Synonym: articulatio humeri, glenohumeral articulation, humeral articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shoulder presentation
Transverse presentation with the shoulder as the presenting part. ... Synonym: acromion presentation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shoulder sling dressing
A conventional around-the-neck and down the back support that is useful for immobilising an injured shoulder or collarbone (clavicle). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

shoulder-girdle syndrome
Synonym for neuralgic amyotrophy ... A neurological disorder, of unknown cause, characterised by the sudden onset of severe pain, usually about the shoulder and often beginning at night, soon followed by weakness and wasting of various forequarter muscles, particularly shoulder girdle muscles; both sporadic and familial in occurrence with the former …

shoulder-hand syndrome
Synonym for reflex sympathetic dystrophy ... A syndrome of pain and tenderness, usually to a hand or foot, associated with vasomotor instability, skin changes and rapid development of bony demineralisation (osteoporosis). Frequently will follow a localised trauma, stroke or peripheral nerve injury. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

shovel
An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances. Shovel hat, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, worn by some clergy of the English Church. ... <zoology> Shovelspur, a flat, horny pr …

shovelboard
1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also shuffleboard, shoveboard, shovegroat, shovelpenny. ... 2. A game played on board ship in which the aim is to shove or drive with a cue wooden disks into divisions chalked on the deck; called also shuffleboar …

shoveler
1. One who, or that which, shovels. ... 2. <zoology> A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill, shovelbill, and maiden du …

show
1. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem. 'Just such she shows before a rising storm.' (Dryden) 'All round a hedge upshoots, and shows at distance like a little wood.' (Tennyson) ... 2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear. 'My lord of York, i …

show, bloody
Literally, the appearance of blood. The bloody show consists of blood-tinged mucus created by extrusion and passage of the mucous plug that filled the cervical canal (the canal between the vagina and uterus) during pregnancy. The bloody show is a classic sign of impending labour. The same term, bloody show, can be applied to the beginning of menstr …

showdomycin
<chemical> 3-beta-d-ribofuranosylmaleimide. Antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from streptomyces showdoensis. It is possibly active also as a sulfhydryl reagent. ... Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, sulfhydryl reagents. ... Chemical name: 1H-Pyrrole-2,5-dione, 3-beta-D-ribofuranosyl- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

ShpI metalloprotease
<enzyme> Extracellular neutral metalloprotease from staphylococcus hyicus subsp. Hyicus; contains zn; low substrate specificity; genbank x73315 ... Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

ShpII metalloprotease
<enzyme> A 34 kD metalloprotease from staphylococcus hyicus involved in extracellular lipase processing; amino acid sequence has been determined ... Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

shprintzen syndrome
<syndrome> Congenital malformation (birth defect) syndrome with cleft palate, heart defect, abnormal face, and learning problems. The condition is also called the velo-cardio-facial (vcf) syndrome. (the velum is the soft palate). Other less frequent features include short stature, small-than-normal head (microcephaly), mental retardation, min …

Shrapnell
Henry J., English anatomist, 1761-1841. ... See: Shrapnell's membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Shrapnell's membrane
Synonym for flaccid part of tympanic membrane ... Triangular loose part of tympanic membrane between the malleolar folds. ... Synonym: pars flaccida membranae tympani, flaccid membrane, membrana flaccida, Rivinus' membrane, Shrapnell's membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

shrew
1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. 'A man . . . Grudgeth that shrews [i. E, bad men] have prosperity, or else that good men have adversity.' (Chaucer) 'A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could be no quiet in the house for her.' (L'Estrange) ... 2. …

shrewd
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. '[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass by.' (Sir J. Mandeville) 'Every of this happy number That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.' (Shak …

shriek
To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. 'On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieking his baleful note.' (Spenser) 'She shrieked his name To the dark woods.' (Moore) ... A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. 'Shrieks, clamors, murmur …

shrike
<ornithology> Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike (L. Borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc, and often impale them on thorns, …

shrimp
1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar …

shrive
1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; said of a priest as the agent. 'That they should shrive their parishioners.' (Piers Plowman) 'Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech.' (Shak) 'Till my guilty soul be shriven.' (Longfellow) ... 2. To confess, and receiv …