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Subacute Inclusion Body EncephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Subacute Sclerosing LeukoencephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Subacute Sclerosing PanencephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Subalpine FirnounMWEmedium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crownverified
Subarachnoid SpacenounMWEa space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluidverified
SubassemblynounMajor subdivision of an assembly consisting of a package of parts, elements, and circuits that perform a specific function.Physical
Subatomic ParticlenounMWEa body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensionsverified
Subclinical AbsencenounMWEa transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikesverified
Subcontinentnouna large and distinctive landmass that is a distinct part of some continent, for example Indiaverified
Subculturenouna social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefsverified
Subcutaneous TestnounMWEa form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skinverified
Subdividernounsomeone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)verified
Subdivision AscomycotanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetesverified
Subdivision AscomycotinanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetesverified
Subdivision ConiferophytinanounMWEcone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous periodverified
Subdivision CycadophytanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverified
Subdivision CycadophytinanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverified
Subdivision DeuteromycotanounMWElarge and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is knownverified
Subdivision DeuteromycotinanounMWElarge and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is knownverified
Subdivision GinkgophytinanounMWEginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivisionverified
Subdivision PinophytinanounMWEmost conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina)verified
Subdivision PteropsidanounMWEused in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermaeverified
Subdivision TaxophytinanounMWEyews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophytaverified
Subductionnouna geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plateverified
Subduednessnounthe property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensityverified
Subduernounsomeone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasionverified
subjectnounAn active entity (generally an individual, process, or device) that causes information to flow among objects or changes the system state. See also Object.Identity
Subject Security LevelnounMWESensitivity label(s) of the objects to which the subject has both read and write access. Security level of a subject must always be dominated by the clearance level of the user associated with the subject.IdentityRegulatedCUI
Subjectivenessnounjudgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external factsverified
Subjectivismnoun(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experienceverified
Subjectivitynounjudgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external factsverified
Subjunctive MoodnounMWEa mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possibleverified
Sublimationnoun(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptableverified
Sublingual GlandnounMWEa small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva)verified
Sublingual Salivary GlandnounMWEa small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva)verified
Submandibular GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submandibular Salivary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submarine SandwichnounMWEa large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)verified
Submaxillary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submaxillary Salivary GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverified
Submediantnoun(music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)verified
Submenunouna secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menuverified