Defn: Let it stand; — a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain.
STET
Stet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Stetting.]
(Print.)
Defn: To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted a deled footnote.
STETHAL
Steth"al, n. Etym: [Stearic + ethal.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.
STETHOGRAPH
Steth"o*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph.] (Physiol.)
Defn: See Pneumatograph.
STETHOMETER
Ste*thom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.] (Physiol.)
Defn: An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; — also called thoracometer.
STETHOSCOPE
Steth"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope: cf. F. stéthoscope.] (Med.)