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sac. Pouch; bursa.
saccharomyces. The yeast fungi.
salicylate of mercury. A salt of mercury and salicylic acid.
salvarsan. The Ehrlich-Hata anti-syphilitic preparation; known also as No. 606.
saphenous vein. The ascending vein of the lower limb which empties into the femoral vein.
saprophyte. A microorganism which normally grows on dead matter.
sapremia. Intoxication due to absorption of dead saprophytes into the system.
saprophytic. Pertaining to saprophytes.
sarcoma. A malignant connective tissue tumor.
scaphoid. One of the small bones of the wrist. One of the bones of the tarsus.
scar. Mark of a wound.
scarlet fever. Scarlatina. An acute exanthematous disease.
schizomycetes. The fisson fungi microorganisms; bacteria; putrefaction; organic decomposition, decay.
sclerosis. Induration and overgrowth of the connective tissue of an organ.
scope. View, as in stethoscope, an instrument originally devised for aid in hearing the respiratory or cardiac sounds in the chest.
scrotum. The sac containing the testicles.
sebum. The fat excreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin.
secare-sect. To cut, as in dissect, to cut apart or separate the tissues of the body in the study of anatomy.
sedative. Calming, quieting.
senile. Relating to old age.
sensibility. The consciousness of sensation.
sensory. Pertaining to sensation.
sepsis. (See septicemia.)
septicemia. An infection characterized by the presence of bacteria and their toxins in the blood.
sequestrum. A fragment of necrosed bone.
serous. Relating to, containing or producing serum.
serum. A clear watery fluid moistening the surface of serous membranes or exudate resulting from inflammation of any of those membranes.
shaft. The part of a long bone between its ends.
shock. A sudden physical or mental disturbance.
sinus. A hollow cavity recess, or pocket in the body tissues.
skiagraph. A shadow. The production of photographs by means of Roentgen rays.
skin. The membranous covering of the body.
skiving. Splitting or paring materials for adjusting shields to surfaces on the foot.
slough. Necrosed tissue separated from living structure.
smallpox. Variola; an acute eruptive contagious disease.
sodium chloride. Common table salt.
sodium hydroxide. Caustic soda. Used for its caustic effects.
sodium sulphate. Colorless crystals. Glauber’s salt; a purgative.
sodium urate. The substance found in gouty nodes; chalk-stone.
spasm. An involuntary convulsive muscular contraction.
spirillum. A genus of spirillaceae containing rigid cells with polar tufts.
spirochaeta pallida. The specific organism of syphilis.
splint. An apparatus for fixating a joint.
spontaneous. Occurring without external stimulation.
spores. Reproductive bodies of cryptogams.
stagnation. Cessation of motion.
staphylococcus. A coccus; a genus of schizomycetes in which the cocci are irregularly clustered like a bunch of grapes.
stasis. Standing, as in hemostasis, the arrest of the circulation in the blood vessels of a part.
sterile. Barren, not fertile.
sterilization. The destruction of germs.
sternum. The breast-bone.
stovaine. A local anesthetic; used largely to induce intraspinal anesthesia.
stratum corneum. The horny or outer layer of the epidermis.
streptococcus. A genus of schizomycetes in which the cocci are arranged in strings or in chains.
strismus. Spasm.
structure. The component formation features of a tissue.
strychnine. An alkaloid of nux vomica.
styptic. Having the property of checking hemorrhage.
sub. A Latin prefix denoting, beneath, as subareolar, beneath the areola or minute area.
subcutaneous. Under the skin.
subcutin. A white crystalline powder used in saline solution as a local anesthetic.
supinate. To turn the hand so that it is supine, i. e., with the palm outward. The opposite of pronation.
suppository. A solid medicine, melting at body temperature, for introduction into the rectum or vagina.
suppuration. The formation of pus.
supra. A prefix denoting a position above.
suture. An anatomic union between two bones; the surgical union of two surfaces by stitches.
symptomatic. Relating to symptoms; indicative.
symptomatology. The study of the symptoms of disease.
synchronous. Occurring at the same time.
syncope. Swooning or fainting.
synovia. Tenacious, colorless, stringy alkaline fluid which lubricates a joint; in appearance like the white of eggs.
synovial. Pertaining to synovia.
synovitis. Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
synthetic. Created from parts into a compound.
syphilis. An infectious disease spread by inoculation thru sexual intercourse; also possible by contamination thru table utensils, towel, pipes, etc.
systemic. Relating to a system.