Category: S

  • Stilet

    A fine wire used as a probe in surgery. A wire inserted in a catheter to give it rigidity. Stilet, or stilette; the delicate probe or the wire used to clear a catheter or hollow needle.  

  • Stiffness

    The fact of being stiff. Loss of suppleness and flexibility in the muscles and joints. Stiffness may be caused by an injury or an inflammatory or degenerative disease such as osteoarthritis. Persistent, prolonged, and disabling stiffness in muscles and joints should be evaluated by a doctor. A condition which may be due to a change…

  • Stiff neck

    A condition in which moving the neck is painful, usually caused by a strained muscle or by sitting in a cold wind. Limited mobility of the neck, often because of a simple muscle spasm. A more chronic and serious stiff neck may be caused by osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, or slipped or degenerative disks in the cervical…

  • Stiffly

    In a stiff way.  

  • Stiff

    Not able to be bent or moved easily.  

  • Sticky eye

    Sticky eye

    A condition in babies in which the eyes remain closed because of conjuctivitis. An indication of the eye condition conjunctivitis, where the eyelids adhere together due to the presence of discharge.  

  • Sticky

    Able to become easily attached like glue.  

  • Sticking plaster

    An adhesive plaster or tape used to cover a small wound or to attach a pad of dressing to the skin.  

  • Stick

    To attach something, to fix things together, e.g. with glue.  

  • Sthenia

    A condition of great strength or vitality.