The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred / and Fifty Thousand

by Ray Vaughn Pierce

Saccharine. Like or containing sugar.

Saliva. The secretion of the glands of the mouth.

Salpæ. Little sack-like shaped, soft, fleshy bodies, found in the open ocean, and sometimes phosphorescent.

Sanative. Curative. Tending to restore lost health.

Sanguine Temperament. Described on [page 163].

Sanitarium. An institution for the treatment of the sick. A healthy retreat.

Scales. The epidermis or outer part of the skin consists of minute scales. See Fig. 50, [page 71].

Scalp. The skin covering the head.

Scapula. Shoulder blade.

Sciatic nerve. The great nerve of the thigh.