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.
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severely disabling condition that can result in full or partial paralysis, as well as sensory and autonomic dysfunction. SCI has an estimated incidence of 12,000 new cases per year in the United States alone, caused primarily by automobile accidents, falls, violence and sports.