subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
— Noun
– English
~ a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
subacute inclusion body encephalitis
— Noun
– English
~ a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
subacute bacterial endocarditis
— Noun
– English
~ a chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart valves; symptoms develop slowly
subacute
— Adjective
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~ less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it
subalpine fir
— Noun
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~ medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown
subalpine larch
— Noun
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~ medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis
subalpine
— Adjective
– English
~ growing at high altitudes
subaltern
— Noun
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~ a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
subaltern
— Adjective
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~ inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
subaquatic
— Adjective
– English
~ partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water; "a marginal subaquatic flora"
subaquatic
— Adjective
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~ growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"
subaqueous
— Adjective
– English
~ growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"
subarachnoid space
— Noun
– English
~ a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
subarctic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle
subartesian
— Adjective
– English
~ (of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well
subatomic particle
— Noun
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~ a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
subatomic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom; "subatomic particles"; "harnessing subatomic energy"
subatomic
— Adjective
– English
~ of smaller than atomic dimensions
subbase
— Noun
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~ the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard
subbing
— Noun
– English
~ working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence