Category: S
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Seismotherapy
The medical application of mechanical vibration.
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Seidlitz powder
Effervescent powder is provided in two packets. The blue packet contains tartarated soda and sodium bicarbonate, while the white packet contains tartaric acid. When the contents of both packets are dissolved in water, it creates a bubbly, alkaline drink. These powders are commonly used as laxatives.
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Seidelin’s bodies
Tiny particles found within red blood cells in yellow fever cases, believed to be the parasites responsible for causing the disease.
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Secundum artem
In accordance with the authorized procedure.
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Secundines
The placenta and membranes discharged from the uterus following childbirth.
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Secondaries
The accumulations of cancerous growths that have metastasized from the initial tumor. Secretions.
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Sebolith
A calcified deposit that develops within a sebaceous gland.
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Scybalous
Possessing the characteristics of a scybalum.
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Scutum
Any bone with a shield-like shape. The cartilage of the thyroid.
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Scrofulosis
A predisposition to develop scrofula.