surveillance of disease | the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease |
Borrelia burgdorferi Lime disease spirochete | cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
small civet Viverricula indica Viverricula malaccensis | a common civet of southeast Asia |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
cargo ship cargo vessel | a ship designed to carry cargo |
container ship containership container vessel | a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes, the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceedpounds |
drinking vessel | a vessel intended for drinking |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
fishing boat fishing smack fishing vessel | a vessel for fishing, often has a well to keep the catch alive |
sailing vessel sailing ship | a vessel that is powered by the wind, often having several masts |
small boat | a boat that is small |
small computer system interface SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
small ship | a ship that is small |
small stores | personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay |
small stuff | any light rope used on shipboard |
triviality trivia trifle small beer a | something of small importance |
vessel watercraft | a craft designed for water transportation |
vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
warship war vessel combat ship | a government ship that is available for waging war |
small | a garment size for a small person |
artery arteria arterial blood vessel | a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
lymph vessel lymphatic vessel | a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation |
vessel vas | a tube in which a body fluid circulates |
blood vessel | a vessel in which blood circulates |
vein vena venous blood vessel | a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart, all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood |
capillary capillary vessel | any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules |
small intestine | the longest part of the alimentary canal, where digestion is completed |
small | the slender part of the back |
small print fine print | material printed in small type, he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print |
fine print small print | the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type, don't sign a contract without reading the fine print |
small letter lowercase lowerase letter minuscule | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
small capital small cap | a character having the form of an upperase letter but the same height as lowerase letters |
d chitchat chithat chit chat small talk gab gabfest gossip tittle-tattle chin wag chin-wag chin wagging chin-wagging causerie b | light informal conversation for social occasions |
tin pest tin disease tin plague | the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures |
little slam small slam | winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
small cap | a corporation with a small capitalization, this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, located in Atlanta, investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) |
village small town settlement | a community of people smaller than a town |
Small Business Administration SBA | an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts |
consumer finance company small loan company | a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
wee small voice small voice voice of conscience | an inner voice that judges your behavior |
Small Magellanic Cloud | the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere |
c child kid youngster minor shaver nipper small fry tiddler tike tyke fry nestling | a young person of either sex, she writes books for children, they're just kids, `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
pip-squeak squirt small fry | someone who is small and insignificant |
small businessman | a businessman who runs a business employing less than people |
small-for-gestational-age infant SGA infant | an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age |
small person | a person of below average size |
small farmer | a farmer on a small farm |
pericarp seed vessel | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
small white aster | a variety of aster |