Category: S
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Sunscreen
A cream for rubbing into the skin that acts as a block against the harmful rays of the sun, used to reduce the risk of sunburn. Ointment or cream placed on the skin to protect against ultraviolet rays from the sun or other source. Substances that block the effects of harmful rays from the sun.…
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Sunlight
The light from the sun.
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Sunburnt
Referring to skin made brown or red by exposure to sunlight.
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Sunburn
Damage to the skin by excessive exposure to sunlight. Tender, red, swollen skin due to overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Sunburns can also be caused by sun lamps or tanning beds. Initial symptoms of pain and redness are often followed by itching and blistering. Damage to the skin by prolonged or unaccustomed…
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Sunbathing
The practice of lying in the sun to absorb sunlight.
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Sun
The very hot and large star around which the earth travels and which gives light and heat.
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Sulphuric acid
A strong colourless oily corrosive acid which has many uses.
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Sulphate
A salt of sulphuric acid. A yellow non-metallic chemical element which is contained in some amino acids and is used in creams to treat some skin disorders.
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Sulfasalazine
A drug belonging to the sulfonamide group of antibacterial drugs. It is used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, and also of severe rheumatoid arthritis. Sulfasalazine (Alzulfidine) is a sulfa drug used to treat and prevent inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease. It works inside the bowel to…
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Suicidal
Referring to someone who wants to kill himself. An intent to engage in self-destruction.