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Piston (medicine) and nightingale(2) (iou)


Piston (medicine)


piston
<machinery> A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for Other purposes. Piston head, a slide valve, consisting of a piston, or connected pistons, working in a cylindrical case which is provided with ports that are traversed by the valve.

Origin: F. Piston; cf. It. Pistone piston, also pestone a large pestle; all fr. L. Pinsere, pistum, to pound, to stamp. See Pestle, Pistil.

Source: Websters Dictionary


nightingale(2) (iou)



nightingale noun2. L19.
[Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Brit. nurse and medical reformer.]
Hist. A kind of flannel wrap used to cover the shoulders and arms of a patient while confined to bed. L19.
Nightingale ward, a type of long hospital ward with two rows of beds and a central point for the nurse in charge. M20.