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• Decoy cells — are virally infected epithelial cells that can appear in a urine sample, which although appearing malignant are actually shed cells infected with the BK virus. People who have had a kidney transplant are likely to have decoy cells. When the body… …   Wikipedia

• decoy — 1610s,perhaps from Du. kooi cage, used of a pond surrounded by nets, into which wildfowl were lured for capture, from W.Gmc. *kaiwa, from L. cavea cage. The first element is possibly the Dutch definite article de, mistaken in English as part of… …   Etymology dictionary

• decoy — UK US /ˈdiːkɔɪ/ noun [C] MARKETING ► a name that is placed on a company s mailing list (= list of names and addresses of people to whom advertising is sent) in order to check if the list is being used without the owner s permission …   Financial and business terms

• Decoy (disambiguation) — A decoy is a person, device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoy may also refer to: Decoy (chess), a tactic in chess Decoy (film), a 1946 film noir Decoy (TV series), a 1950s… …   Wikipedia

• Decoy — For other uses, see Decoy (disambiguation). Carved, wooden duck decoys A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction, to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most… …   Wikipedia

• HMS Decoy (H75) — was a D class destroyer laid down in 1931 for the British Royal Navy. The C and D class were slightly enlarged versions of the B class with increased fuel and a 3 in high angle gun. [ Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships, 1922 1946 p38.] The D …   Wikipedia

• Political decoy — A political decoy is a person employed to impersonate a politician, in order to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on their behalf. This can also apply to military figures, or civilians impersonated for political/espionage… …   Wikipedia

• The Decoy — is the name of a number of films:*The Decoy (1914 film) *The Decoy (1915 film) *The Decoy (1916 film) *The Decoy (1918 film) *The Decoy (2006 film) …   Wikipedia

• Thetis (decoy) — Thetis was the name of a floating radar decoy used by German U boats during the Second World War. The device is stored as a pole about two meters long. When deployed it is extended to a total length of 8 meters, half of which is submerged. The… …   Wikipedia

• Coalhouse Fort — in East Tilbury. Coalhouse Fort is a large casemated fort in East Tilbury, near the modern town of Tilbury, in Thurrock, Essex, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) downstream from Tilbury Fort. It contains a museum of memorabilia from World War I and II …   Wikipedia

• List of Star Wars handmaidens — Handmaidens are a group of women in the science fiction saga Star Wars . They appear in the films (1999) and (2002). Handmaidens are protectors of Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), Queen and then Senator of the planet Naboo. This is a list of… …   Wikipedia