Shield

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 45

(sheld). I. A protective structure or apparatus. 2. In biology, a protective plate, scute, lorica, or carapace. S., Nipple, a protecive covering for sore nipples. S. -shaped, same as Scutate or Peltate. S., Sims', an instrument used in le application of wire sutures. lifting-type, Foerster's. See Foerster's.