See Also: socio-(medicine)
socio-(dictionary)
socio-(dictionary)
ACTIO PRO SOCIO(law)
socio-economic(medicine)
socio-economic(dictionary)
quick(3)(dictionary)
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socio- (iou) and Quick (medicine)


socio- (iou)



socio- combining form.
[from Latin socius (see SOCIABLE) + -O-.]
Forming combs. in various relations and with various senses as 'of or pertaining to society or the composition, study, etc., of society', 'social(ly) and '.
socio'centric adjective tending to focus one's interest on one's own community or group L19.
soci'ocracy noun government by society as a whole M19.
socio-'cultural adjective combining social and cultural factors E20.
socio-'culturally adverb in a sociocultural manner M20.
socio-demo'graphic adjective combining social and demographic features L20.
socio'drama noun (Psychology) an improvised play acted by or for people in a socially tense situation in order to portray different perceptions and experiences of the same situation; a form of group psychotherapy based on role-play: M20.
sociodra'matic adjective of or pertaining to sociodrama M20.
sociody'namic adjective tending to produce change in a society or group M20.
socioeco'logical adjective of or pertaining to socioecology M20.
socioe'cology noun the branch of science that deals with the interactions among the members of a species, and between them and the environment L20.
sociogram noun (Sociology) a diagrammatic representation of the ratings for popularity, Leadership, etc., that members of a small group give each Other M20.
soci'ography noun a (method of) sociological analysis that uses both quantitative and qualitative data L19.
socio-his'torical adjective combining social and historical factors M20.
socio-'legal adjective of or pertaining to the relationship between law and society; combining social and legal factors: L20.
sociolect noun a variety of a language that is characteristic of the social background or status of its user L20.
socio'lectal adjective of or pertaining to a sociolect L20.
socio-'medical adjective of or pertaining to the relationship between medicine and society M20.
socio'nomic adjective relating to the environmental conditions affecting the formation and development of social groups;
socionomic sex ratio, the ratio of females to males in relatively stable social groups: E20.
socio-po'litical adjective combining social and political factors L19.
sociopsycho'logical adjective combining social and psychological factors L19.
socio-re'ligious adjective pertaining to or affected by the influence and effect of Religion on society L19.
socio-'technical adjective pertaining to the interaction between society or social factors and technology M20.

Quick (medicine)


quick


1. Alive; living; animate; opposed to dead or inanimate. "Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were." (Chaucer) "The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom." (2 Tim. Iv. 1) "Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire." (Herbert)

In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in some compounds, or in particular phrases.

2. Characterised by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. " A quick wit."

3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick "Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated." (Milton)

4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper. "The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended." (Latimer)

5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. "The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens the stomach." (Shak)

6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. "To have an open ear, a quick eye." "They say that women are so quick." (Tennyson)

7. Pregnant; with child. Quick grass.

<botany> A vein of ore which is productive, not barren. Quick vinegar, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or Other porous material. Quick water, quicksilver water. Quick with child, pregnant with a living child.

Synonym: Speedy, expeditious, swift, rapid, hasty, prompt, ready, active, brisk, nimble, fleet, alert, agile, lively, sprightly.

Origin: As. Cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. Quik, D. Kwik, OHG. Quec, chec, G. Keck bold, lively, Icel. Kvikr living, Goth. Qius, Lith. Q<ymac/vas, Russ. Zhivoi, L. Vivus living, vivere to live, Gr. Bios life, Skr. Jiva living, jiv to live. Cf. Biography, Vivid, Quitch grass, Whitlow.

1. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or Other plants used in making a living hedge. "The works . . . Are curiously hedged with quick." (Evelyn)

2. The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; used figuratively. "This test nippeth, . . . This toucheth the quick." (Latimer) "How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when they come to the quick of the difference !" (Fuller)

3. <botany> Quitch grass.

Source: Websters Dictionary