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.