See Also: SALVORS, mar(law)
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node, av(medicine)
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S-A node(medicine)
A-V node(medicine)
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SALVORS, mar (law) and S-A node (medicine)


SALVORS, mar (law)


SALVORS, mar. law. When a ship and cargo, or any part thereof, are saved at sea by the exertions of any person from impending perils, or are recovered sea by the exertions of any person from impending perils, or are recovered after an actual abandonment or loss, such persons are denominated salvors; after an actual abandonment or loss, such persons are denominated salvors; they are entitled to a compensation for their Services, which is called they are entitled to a compensation for their Services, which is called salvage. (q.v.) salvage. (q.v.) 2. As soon as they take possession of property for the purpose of 2. As soon as they take possession of property for the purpose of preserving it, as if they find a ship derelict at sea, or if they recapture preserving it, as if they find a ship derelict at sea, or if they recapture it, or if they go on board a ship in distress, and take possession with the it, or if they go on board a ship in distress, and take possession with the assent of the master or Other person in possession, they are deemed bona assent of the master or Other person in possession, they are deemed bona fide possessors, and their possession cannot be lawfully displaced. 1 fide possessors, and their possession cannot be lawfully displaced. 1 Dodson' s Rep. 414. They have a lien on the property for their salvage, which Dodson' s Rep. 414. They have a lien on the property for their salvage, which the, laws of all maritime countries will respect and enforce. Salvors are the, laws of all maritime countries will respect and enforce. Salvors are responsible not only for good faith, but for reasonable diligence in their responsible not only for good faith, but for reasonable diligence in their custody of the salvage property. Story, Bail. Sec. 623. custody of the salvage property. Story, Bail. Sec. 623.

S-A node (medicine)


S-A node -->
sinoatrial node
<anatomy, cardiology, physiology> The impulse generating (pacemaker) tissue located in the right atrium, under the epicardium at the upper end of the sulcus terminalis.

The specialised cardiac muscle fibres generate cardiac impulses that normally acts as the pacemaker of the cardiac conduction system.

Normal impulses start in the sinoatrial node and are transmitted to the ventricles, through the atrioventricular node and into the bundle of His.

Synonym: nodus sinuatrialis, atrionector, Flack's node, Keith and Flack node, Keith's node, Koch's node, sinoatrial node, sinus node.