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.