It is technically a metal, but is half of metal and metalloid. 11 people found this useful. Edit. Share to: 1  Defining Nonmetal When you study chemistry or look at the periodic table of elements, you are going to encounter a number of different elements.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Scion(noun) a shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. 2  Scion(noun) a piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. 3  Scion(noun) hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.
Spinal cord injury. A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes changes in its function, either temporary or permanent. These changes translate into loss of muscle function, sensation, or autonomic function in parts of the body served by the spinal cord below the level of the lesion.