dandy

  • 121dandy winch — the small winch positioned aft, used when bringing the trawl beam alongside. Also called dandy wink …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 122dandy roll — Papermaking. a light, open cylinder of wire gauze in a papermaking machine, for smoothing wet pulp and for impressing a watermark. Also called dandy roller. [1830 40] * * * …

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  • 123Dandy fever — An acute mosquito borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, prostration, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and rash. The presence (the “dengue triad”) of fever,… …

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  • 124Dandy-Walker syndrome — a form of cerebral palsy in which the cerebellum is usually the part of the brain affected. It leads to unsteadiness of balance and an abnormal gait and may be associated with hydrocephalus. W. E. Dandy (1886 1946) and A. E. Walker (1907 ), US… …

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  • 125Dandy operation — Dan·dy operation (danґde) [Walter Edward Dandy, American surgeon, 1886–1946] see under operation …

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  • 126Dandy-Walker malformation (deformity syndrome) — Dan·dy Walk·er malformation (deformity, syndrome) (danґde wawkґər) [W.E. Dandy; Arthur Earl Walker, American surgeon, 1907–1995] see under malformation …

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  • 127Dandy-Walker syndrome — a form of cerebral palsy in which the cerebellum is usually the part of the brain affected. It leads to unsteadiness of balance and an abnormal gait and may be associated with hydrocephalus [E. Dandy (1886–1946) and A. E. Walker (1907–95), US… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 128dandy roll — /ˈdændi roʊl/ (say dandee rohl) noun Printing a wire mesh cylinder in a paper making machine which implants a permanent pattern in the paper. Also, dandy roller …