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

sloe
<botany> A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself. ... Origin: OE. Slo, AS. Sla; akin to D. Slee, G. Schlehe, OHG. Sl$ha, Dan. Slaaen, Sw. Sln, perhaps originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge (cf. Slow); cf. Lith. Sliwa a plum, Russ. Sliva. ... Source: Webster …

slope
1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another. ... 2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon. ' buildings the summit and slope of a hill.' (Macaulay) 'Under the slopes of Pisgah.' (Deut. Iv. 49. (Rev. Ver …

slope culture
Synonym for slant culture ... A culture made on the slanting surface of a medium which has been solidified in a test tube inclined from the perpendicular so as to give a greater area than that of the lumen of the tube. ... Synonym: slope culture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slot
The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. 'As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.' (Sir W. Scott) ... Origin: Cf. Icel. Sl, and E. Sleuth. ... 1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat. ... 2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. ... 3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitti …

sloth
1. Slowness; tardiness. 'These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.' (Shak) ... 2. Disinclination to action or labour; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. '[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth.' (Milton) 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.' (Franklin) ... 3. <zoology> Any o …

sloths
Slow-moving exclusively arboreal mammals that inhabit the tropical forests of south and central america. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

slotted attachment
Synonym for precision attachment ... A frictional or mechanically retained unit used in fixed or removable prosthodontics, consisting of closely fitting male and female parts, an attachment that may be rigid in function or may incorporate a movable stress control unit to reduce the torque on the abutment. ... Synonym: frictional attachment, internal …

slough
<ecology> A wet place of deep mud or mire, a sluggish channel, a swamp, bog, or marsh, especially one that is part of an inlet or backwater. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

sloughing phagedena
Synonym for decubitus ulcer ... <dermatology> A chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilised, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas, often occurring over a bony prominence (for example sacral decubitus). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

sloughing ulcer
Synonym for phagedenic ulcer ... <dermatology> A rapidly spreading ulcer attended by the formation of extensive sloughing. ... Synonym: perambulating ulcer, sloughing ulcer, ulcus ambulans. ... Origin: L. Phagedaena, Gr Phago, To eat. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slovakia
Created 1 january 1993 as a result of the division of czechoslovakia into the czech republic and slovakia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

slovenia
Created 7 april 1992 as a result of the division of yugoslavia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

slow
To go slower; often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge. ... 1. Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion. ... 2. Not happening in a short time; gradual; late. 'These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced Like change …

slow channel-blocking agent
calcium channel-blocking agent ...

slow combustion
See: decay. ... Spontaneous combustion, the ignition of a mass of material by heat developed within it by the oxidation of the substances composing it without external ignition. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slow fever
A continued fever of long duration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slow muscle
<physiology> Striated muscle used for long term activity (e.g. Postural support). Depend therefore on oxidative metabolism and have many mitochondria and abundant myoglobin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

slow pyrolysis
Thermal conversion of biomass to fuel by slow heating to less than 450>C in the absence of oxygen. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

slow ray
<microscopy> The slower of the two rays created by a crystal or fibre and the one that travels the path of higher refractive index. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

slow scan
<microscopy> A system of video scanning in which the time used to read each line has been increased in comparison to standard video. ... The bandwidth needed to faithfully transmit or record the signal is reduced in inverse ratio to the scanning time. Slow scan allows the video signal to be transmitted over a telephone line, or line scans to b …

slow virus
1. <virology> Specifically one of the Lentivirinae ... 2. Any virus causing a disease that has a very slow onset. Diseases such as sub acute spongiform encephalopathy, Aleutian disease of mink, scrapie, kuru and Creutzfeldt Jacob disease may be caused by slow viruses. ... See: prion. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

slow virus disease
A disease that follows a slow, progressive course spanning months to years, frequently involving the central nervous system, and ultimately leading to death, such as visna and maedi of sheep, caused by viruses of the subfamily Lentivirinae (family Retroviridae), and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, seemingly caused by the measles virus; spongif …

slow virus diseases
Diseases of viral origin, characterised by incubation periods of months to years, insidious onset of clinical manifestations, and protracted clinical course. Though the disease process is protracted, viral multiplication may not be unusually slow. Conventional viruses produce slow virus diseases such as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, progress …

SLS
Synonym for segment long spacing ... <biochemistry> Abnormal packing pattern of collagen molecules formed if ATP is added to acidic collagen solutions, in which lateral aggregates of molecules are produced. ... Each aggregate is 300 nm long and the molecules are all in register. If segment long spacing aggregates are overlapped with a quarter s …

SLS collagen
<protein> Abnormal packing pattern of collagen molecules formed if ATP is added to acidic collagen solutions, in which lateral aggregates of molecules are produced. ... Each aggregate is 300 nm long and the molecules are all in register. If SLS aggregates are overlapped with a quarter stagger, the 67 nm banding pattern of normal fibrils is rec …

Sluder's neuralgia
Synonym for sphenopalatine neuralgia ... Neuralgia of the lower half of the face, with pain referred to the root of the nose, upper teeth, eyes, ears, mastoid, and occiput, in association with nasal congestion and rhinorrhoea occurring in infection of the nasal sinuses, and produced by lesions of the sphenopalatine ganglion; ocular hyperaemia and ex …

sludged blood
Blood in which the corpuscles, as a result of some general abnormal state, e.g., burns, traumatic shock, and similar stresses, become massed together in the capillaries, and thereby block the vessels or move slowly through them. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slug
1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. ... 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. ... 3. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of terrestrial pulmonate mollusks belonging to Limax and several related genera, in which the shell is either small and concealed in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely allied to the land snails. ... 4. &l …

sluggish layer
Synonym for still layer ... The layer of the bloodstream in the capillary vessels, next to the wall of the vessel, that flows slowly and transports the white blood cells along the layer wall, while in the centre the flow is rapid and transports the red blood cells. ... Synonym: plasma layer, Poiseuille's space, sluggish layer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sluice
1. An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate of flood gate. ... 2. Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply. 'Each sluice of affluent fortune opened soon.' (Harte) 'This home familiarity . . . Opens the sluices of sens …

slur
1. A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo. 'Gaining to his name a lasting slur.' ... 2. A trick played upon a person; an imposition. ... 3. A mark, thus [<upslur/ or <downslur/], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind in …

slurring speech
Slovenly articulation of the more difficult letter sounds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slurry
A thin semifluid suspension of a solid in a liquid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slut
1. An untidy woman; a slattern. 'Sluts are good enough to make a sloven's porridge.' (Old Proverb) ... 2. A servant girl; a drudge. 'Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and pleases us mightly, doing more service than both the others.' (Pepys) ... 3. A female dog; a bitch. ... Origin: OE. Slutte; cf. OD. Slodde a slut, Icel. Slottr a heavy, …

sly
1. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; in a good sense. 'Be ye sly as serpents, and simple as doves.' (Wyclif (Matt. X. 16)) 'Whom graver age And long experience hath made wise and sly.' (Fairfax) ... 2. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. 'For my sly wiles and subtle craf …

Sly syndrome
<syndrome> An autosomal recessive disorder due to a deficiency of a beta-glucuronidase; defective lysosomal degradation of dermatan sulfate, heparan sulfate, and chondroitin sulfate; cellular function disrupted in most tissues. ... Synonym: type VII mucopolysaccharidosis, type VIII mucopolysaccharidosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

slyke
A unit of buffer value, the slope of the acid-base titration curve of a solution; the millimoles of strong acid or base that must be added per unit of change in pH. ... Origin: D.D. Van Slyke, U.S. Physician and chemist, 1883-1971 ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sm
Symbol for samarium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

SMA
<abbreviation> Sequential multichannel autoanalyzer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smac 25
<investigation> A blood chemistry panel, often used as a general screening tool, which includes measurement of sodium, potassium, chloride, C02, creatinine, BUN, glucose, uric acid, calcium, phosphorus, total protein, albumin, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), glutamic pyruvic transpeptidase (SGPT), lactate …

smack
A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade. ... Origin: D. Smak; akin to LG. Smack, smak, Dan. Smakke, G. Schmacke, F. Semaque. ... 1. Taste or flavor, especially. A slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively. 'So quickly they have take …

small
1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. 'To compare Great things with small.' (Milton) ... 2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivi …

small arteries
Unnamed muscular artery's, usually with fewer than six or seven layers of muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small bowel dilatation
<radiology> Mnemonic: SOS, sprue, obstruction / ileus, scleroderma (collagen-vascular disease) normal width: less than 3 cm ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small bowel disease
<radiology> Main feature, nodules, dilatation, thick folds distribution, localised, generalised, includes stomach, proximal, terminal ileum (TI), mesentery ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small bowel enema
Radiographic examination of the small intestine, by retrograde filling from the contrast-filled large bowel. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small bowel infiltration
<radiology> Whipple disease (proximal small bowel), small bowel lymphoma, amyloidosis, Waldenstrom macrogloblinaemia, sprue, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, abetalipoproteinaemia (increased fat droplets in mucosal cells) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small bowel lymphoma
<radiology> Patterns:, infiltrative dilatation, nodular multiple filling defects, polypoid may cause intussiception from leading point associated with Burkitt lymphoma, endoexoenteric fistulae ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small bowel nodules
<radiology> Lymphoid hyperplasia, lymphoma, metastasis ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small bowel obstruction
<radiology> Fibrous adhesions (75%), secondary to previous peritonitis or surgery, hernia, external, internal, neoplasm, inflammatory disease See also: adynamic ileus simulating mechanical obstruction, large bowel (colon) obstruction ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small bowel series
Radiographic examination of the small intestine following the oral administration of contrast medium, usually barium sulfate. ... Compare: small bowel enema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small calorie
The quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C, or from 14.5°C to 15.5°C in the case of normal or standard calorie. ... Synonym: gram calorie. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small canal of chorda tympani
Synonym for posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani ... A canal leading from the facial canal to the tympanic cavity through which the chorda tympani nerve enters this cavity. ... Synonym: canaliculus chordae tympani, iter chordae posterius, small canal of chorda tympani. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small cardiac vein
<anatomy, vein> An inconstant vessel, accompanying the right coronary artery in the coronary sulcus, from the right margin of the right ventricle, and emptying into the coronary sinus or the middle cardiac vein. ... Synonym: vena cordis parva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small cell carcinoma
<oncology, tumour> Common malignant neoplasm of bronchus. ... Cells of the tumour have endocrine like characteristics and may secrete one or more of a wide range of hormones, especially regulatory peptides like bombesin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

small cell lung cancer
A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small and round. Also called oat cell lung cancer. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small cleaved cell
A lymphoid cell of follicular centre cell origin that has an irregularly shaped nucleus with clumped chromatin, absent nucleoli, and one or more clefts in the nuclear membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small deep petrosal nerve
Synonym for caroticotympanic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> One of two sympathetic branches from the internal carotid plexus to the tympanic plexus. ... Synonym: nervus caroticotympanicus, small deep petrosal nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small for gestational age
<obstetrics, paediatrics> A weight classification of newborns associated with poor health outcomes, the weight falling below the 10th percentile on the intrauterine growth curve for the infant's calculated gestational age. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

small gallbladder
<radiology> Chronic cholecystitis, cystic fibrosis (seen in 30-50% of CF patients), congenital anomaly (multiseptate, hypoplastic) Cf: large gall bladder ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small increment sensitivity index
Synonym for SISI test ... The sounding of a tone 20 dB above threshold, followed by a series of 200-msec tones 1 dB louder; perception of these is indicative of cochlear damage. ... Synonym: small increment sensitivity index test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small interarch distance
A small distance between the maxillary and mandibular arches. ... Synonym: close bite. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small intestine
<anatomy, gastroenterology> The small intestine is composed of three sections: duodenum, jejunum and ileum. ... All are involved in the absorption of nutrients. The total length of the small intestine is approximately 22 feet. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

small lymphocytic lymphoma
Synonym for well-differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma ... <tumour> Essentially the same disease as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, except that lymphocytes are not increased in the peripheral blood; lymph nodes are enlarged and other lymphoid tissue or bone marrow is infiltrated by small lymphocytes. ... Synonym: small lymphocytic lymphoma. ... (05 …

small nuclear RNA
Synonym for RNA ... <molecular biology> A nucleic acid found in all living cells. Plays a role in transferring information from DNA to the protein-forming system of the cell. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

small pancreas
Synonym for uncinate process of pancreas ... A portion of the head of the pancreas that hooks around posterior to the superior mesenteric vessels, sometimes into the 'nutcracker' formed by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. ... Synonym: processus uncinatus pancreatis, lesser pancreas, pancreas minus, small pancreas, uncinate pancreas …

small pelvis
Synonym for lesser pelvis ... The cavity of the pelvis below the brim or superior aperture. ... Synonym: pelvis minor, pelvis vera, small pelvis, true pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small plaque parapsoriasis
Synonym for digitate dermatosis ... See: parapsoriasis en plaque. ... Synonym: small plaque parapsoriasis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small pudendal lip
Synonym for labium minus ... One of two narrow longitudinal folds of mucous membrane enclosed in the pudendal cleft within the labia majora; posteriorly, they gradually merge into the labia majora and join to form the frenulum labiorum pudendi (fourchette); anteriorly, each labium divides into two portions which unite with those of the opposite side …

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 where it empties into the popliteal vei …

small scale energy loan program
(SELP) A low-cost loan and technical assistance program administered by the Oregon Department of Energy. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

small sciatic nerve
Synonym for posterior femoral cutaneous nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the first three sacral nerves, supplies the skin of the posterior surface of the thigh and of the popliteal region (S1 and S2 component); it gives off a perineal branch (S3 component) that passes to the lateral aspect of the scrotum or labia majora. ... Synonym: nerv …

small trochanter
Synonym for lesser trochanter ... A pyramidal process projecting from the medial and proximal part of the shaft of the femur at the line of junction of the shaft and the neck; it receives the insertion of the psoas major and iliacus (iliopsoas) muscles. ... Synonym: trochanter minor, small trochanter, trochantin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small uterus
<radiology> Hypoplasia, nulliparity, di-ethyl stilbesterol (DES), synechiae ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

small vein
<anatomy, vein> A vein in which the three tunics are poorly defined and thin; longitudinal elastic networks occur and the smooth muscle of the media, which is circularly arranged, may be incomplete or in one or two layers. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

small-area analysis
A method of analyzing the variation in utilization of health care in small geographic or demographic areas. It often studies, for example, the usage rates for a given service or procedure in several small areas, documenting the variation among the areas. By comparing high- and low-use areas, the analysis attempts to determine whether there is a pat …

smaller muscle of helix
Synonym for helicis minor muscle ... <anatomy> A band of oblique fibres covering the crus of the helix of the auricle. ... Synonym: musculus helicis minor, smaller muscle of helix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smaller pectoral muscle
Synonym for pectoralis minor ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, third to fifth ribs at the costochondral articulations; insertion, tip of coracoid process of scapula; action, draws down scapula or raises ribs; nerve supply, medial pectoral nerve. ... Synonym: musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smaller psoas muscle
Synonym for psoas minor muscle ... <anatomy> An inconstant muscle, absent in about 40%; origin, bodies of twelfth thoracic and first lumbar vertebrae and disk between them; insertion, iliopubic eminence via iliopectineal arch (iliac fascia); action, assists in flexion of lumbar spine; nerve supply, lumbar plexus. ... Synonym: musculus psoas min …

smallest cardiac veins
Synonym for venae cordis minimae ... Numerous small valveless venous channels that open directly into the chambers of the heart from the capillary bed in the cardiac wall, enabling a form of collateral circulation unique to the heart. ... Synonym: smallest cardiac veins, thebesian veins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smallest scalene muscle
Synonym for scalenus minimus muscle ... <anatomy> An occasional independent muscular fasciculus between the scalenus anterior and medius, and having the same action and innervation. ... Synonym: musculus scalenus minimus, Albinus' muscle, Sibson's muscle, smallest scalene muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smallest splanchnic nerve
Synonym for lowest splanchnic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> One of the abdominopelvic splanchnic nerves arising in the thorax and penetrating the diaphragm to supply presynaptic sympathetic fibres for the renal plexus; often combined with the lesser splanchnic nerve, but occasionally existing as an independent nerve. ... Synonym: nervus splanchnic …

smallpox
<disease, virology> This acute viral disease once claimed a high mortality rate, but was officially announced as globally eradicated in 1979. ... This was due to who vaccination programs. Headache, vomiting and fever precede, the eruption of a widespread rash that is raised, vesicular and finally pustular. The eruption follows a set pattern of …

smallpox vaccine
A live vaccinia virus vaccine of calf lymph or chick embryo origin, used for immunization against smallpox. It is now recommended only for laboratory workers exposed to smallpox virus. Certain countries continue to vaccinate those in the military service. Complications that result from smallpox vaccination include vaccinia, secondary bacterial infe …

smallpox virus
Synonym for variola virus ... <virology> Virus responsible for smallpox. Said to have been completely eradicated. Large DNA virus (brick like, 250-390nm x 20-260nm) with complex outer and inner membranes (not derived from plasma membrane of host cell). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

smart
1. Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste. 'How smart lash that speech doth give my conscience.' (Shak) ... 2. Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain. ... 3. Vigorous; sharp; severe. 'Smart skirmishes, in which many fell.' ... 4. Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever. ... 5. Efficient; vig …

smear
1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. 'Smear the sleepy grooms with blood.' ... 2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. ... Origin: OE. Smeren, smerien, AS. Smierwan, smyrwan, fr. Smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. Smeren, OHG. Sm …

smear culture
A culture obtained by spreading material presumed to be infected on the surface of a solidified medium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smear layer
Adherent debris produced when cutting the enamel or dentin in cavity preparation. It is about 1 micron thick and its composition reflects the underlying dentin, although different quantities and qualities of smear layer can be produced by the various instrumentation techniques. Its function is presumed to be protective, as it lowers dentin permeabi …

smegma clitoridis
The secretion of the apocrine glands of the clitoris, in combination with desquamating epithelial cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smegma preputii
Whitish secretion that collects under the prepuce of the foreskin of the penis or of the clitoris; it is comprised chiefly of desquamating epithelial cells. ... Synonym: sebum preputiale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smegmalith
A calcareous concretion in the smegma. ... Origin: smegma + G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smell
<physiology> ... 1. The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense. ... 2. The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odour; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint. 'Breathing the smell of fiel …

smell-brain
Synonym for rhinencephalon ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr, the nose + the brain. ... <anatomy> The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. ... The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. ... Source: W …

Smellie, William
<person> English obstetrician, 1697-1763. ... See: Smellie's scissors. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smelling salts
Synonym for aromatic ammonia spirit ... A hydroalcoholic solution containing approximately 2% ammonia and 4% ammonium carbonate and the aromatics: lemon oil, lavender oil, and myristica oil. Used mainly by inhalation to produce reflex stimulation in persons who have fainted or are at risk of syncope. ... Synonym: sal volatile, smelling salts. ... (05 …

smelt
1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odour and taste. ... The most important species are the European smelt (Osmerus eperlans) (called also eperlan, …

smelter's chills
Synonym for smelter's fever ... Metal fume fever, occurring in workers in zinc smelters. ... Synonym: smelter's chills, smelter's shakes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smelter's fever
Metal fume fever, occurring in workers in zinc smelters. ... Synonym: smelter's chills, smelter's shakes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

smelter's shakes
Synonym for smelter's fever ... Metal fume fever, occurring in workers in zinc smelters. ... Synonym: smelter's chills, smelter's shakes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...