Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z stereoradiogram A diagnostic image produced by stereoradiography. stereoradiograph A stereoscopic radiograph stereoradiographic Relating to stereoradiography. stereoradiographically In terms of or by means of stereoradiography. stereoradiography stereoscopic radiography (using either two X-ray sources or two detectors) stereoregular Having small regularly oriented units in a single sequential arrangement stereoregularity The condition of being stereoregular stereorepeating whose stereochemical configuration repeats along the chain stereoresolution stereoscopic resolution (typically, the resolution of a stereomicroscope) stereoretentive That retains the stereochemistry of reactants in the final product of a reaction. stereoroentgenogram An image produced by stereoroentgenography. stereoroentgenography The use of an X-ray to obtain a three-dimensional picture by combining two two-dimensional images. stereoscope An instrument used for viewing pairs of stereoscopic photographs (stereographs). stereoscopic Of or relating to stereoscopy; three-dimensional. stereoscopically In a stereoscopic manner. stereoscopics The use of stereoscopy. stereoscopism stereoscopic vision; stereoscopy stereoscopist Someone skilled in the use or construction of stereoscopes. stereoscopy The manufacture and viewing of stereoscopic images; the use of a stereoscope to view stereographs. stereoselective Of a chemical reaction in which the production of one stereoisomer is favoured over all others. stereoselectively In a stereoselective manner; through the use of stereoselectivity. stereoselectivity The condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective stereosequence A sequence of the main chain of a polymer in which all sites of stereoisomerism have a defined configuration stereosonic Producing, or relating to, stereo sound. stereospecific Showing stereospecificity. stereospecifically In a stereospecific manner. stereospecificity The property of a chemical reaction that yields specific stereoisomers as products. stereospondyl Any amphibian of the suborder Stereospondyli. stereospondylomorph Any extinct temnospondyl of the clade †Stereospondylomorpha stereospondylous Relating to the stereospondylomorphs stereostatic geostatic stereostatics Synonym of geostatics. stereostructural Of or pertaining to stereostructure. stereostructure stereochemical structure stereotactic stereotaxic stereotactical stereotactic stereotactically In a stereotactic manner; with regard to, or by means of stereotaxis stereotape A stereophonic audiotape. stereotaxic Of or pertaining to stereotaxis stereotaxically In a stereotaxic manner stereotaxis Any of several techniques that use computer data from medical imaging to direct the motion of equipment so as to deliver some therapy (such as radiotherapy, radioablation, laser ablation, or others) to a precise anatomic location. stereotaxy Stereotaxic surgery: surgery that uses a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body. stereotest A test for stereopsis stereothreshold A threshold of stereoscopic acuity (below which no depth information is visible) stereotomic Of or relating to stereotomy. stereotomist One who studies or carries out stereotomy. stereotomy The cutting or dissection of solids. stereotrode A pair of closely-spaced microelectrodes used for probing brain activity stereotrope An optical instrument by which an object is brought into relief and made to appear as if in motion. stereotropism Synonym of thigmatropism. stereotypable Able to be stereotyped. stereotype A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people). stereotyped Having a certain stereotype. stereotyper One who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry. stereotypic Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical. stereotypical Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional. stereotypicality The condition of being stereotypical stereotypically In a stereotypical manner or way. stereotyping The process of making something into a stereotype. stereotypist One who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry. stereotypographer A stereotype printer stereotypography The act or technique of printing from stereotype plates. stereotypy Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures. stereoview A stereograph: a pair of pictures to be viewed through a stereoscope. stereoviewer Synonym of stereoscope. stereovillar Synonym of stereocilial. stereovillum Synonym of stereocilium. stereovision Three-dimensional visual perception. stereozoom Having both stereo and zoom capabilities sterhydraulic Producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (such as a long rod, or a cord wound on a roller) into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid. steric Relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space. sterical steric sterically In a steric manner sterication An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its cells, its faces, its edges and its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each cell, each face, each edge and each vertex. sterics steric effects in chemistry (or the study of such effects) sterigma A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore. sterigmate Having a sterigma. sterigmatic Relating to a sterigma. sterigmatocystin A dermatoxin found in the fungus genus Aspergillus. sterilant Any substance used to sterilize something sterile Unable to reproduce (or procreate). sterilely In a sterile manner. sterileness The state or condition of being sterile. sterility The state or quality of being sterile. sterilizability The condition of being sterilizable sterilizable Able to be sterilized; able to go through sterilization. sterilizated sterilized sterilization The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms. sterilize To deprive of the ability to procreate. sterilized Rendered free from microorganisms and spores. sterilizee One who has undergone sterilization. sterilizer A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc. sterino sterile Dirac fermion steripipette A sterile, disposable pipette steristrip A thin adhesive bandage used to close a wound. Sterk A surname. Sterkel A surname from German. Sterkfontein A set of limestone caves of special interest in paleoanthropology, located in Gauteng province, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. sterlet A smaller, common Eurasian sturgeon, of the species Acipenser ruthenus. sterling An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans. sterlinghillite A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen. sterlingly Finely; excellently; with high quality. sterlingness The quality of being sterling. Sterlitamak A city in Bashkortostan, Russia. stern Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. sternage The stern of a vessel. sternal Of, relating to, or near the sternum. sternalgia Pain around the sternum, especially angina pectoris. sternalgic Relating to sternalgia. sternalis A muscle that runs along the anterior aspect of the body of the sternum. sternally In terms of, or upon, the sternum. Sternbach A surname from German. Sternberg A surname. sternbergia Any of the genus Sternbergia of Eurasian and North African plants in the Amaryllis family. Sternbergian Relating to Josef von Sternberg (born Jonas Sternberg; 1894–1969), Austrian-American film director. sternbergite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light brown mineral containing iron, silver, and sulfur. sternboard Backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking. sterncastle An aftcastle. Sterndale A surname. sterndrive A form of marine propulsion similar to an outboard motor sterne A surname. Sternean Of or pertaining to Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), Irish-born English novelist. sterneber Synonym of sternebra. sternebra One of the segments of the sternum. sternebral Relating to the sternebrae. sternectomy excision of the sternum sterned Having a stern of a particular shape or kind. sterner A surname. sternfast A rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf, etc. sternforemost astern, to the rear. Sternhagen A surname. Sternian Of or relating to Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist. sternid Any bird in the family Sternidae, the terns (now considered part of the family Laridae). sternite The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod. sternitic Relating to a sternite. sternity The quality of being stern. sternless Without a stern. sternly In a stern manner. sternman A person who sits at the stern or rear of a boat. sternmost Closest to the stern, furthest sternward. sternness The state or quality of being stern. Sterno Canned heat, made using alcohol. sternochondroscapularis An inconstant muscle arising from the sternum and the first costal cartilage and extending laterally and backward to the upper border of the scapula. sternoclavicular Relating to the sternum and clavicle. sternocleid Of or pertaining to the sternum and the clavicle sternocleidomastoid Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone. sternocoracoid Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid. sternocostal Of or pertaining to both the sternum and the ribs sternocostapophysis sternocostal apophysis sternocostoclavicular sternocostal and costoclavicular