Glossary

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  • Squint

    Squint

    A condition in which the eyes focus on different points. Squint, or strabismus, is a condition in which the visual axes of each eye are not directed simultaneously at the same fixation point (i.e. the eyes do not point at the same object at the same time). Squints may be: (a) Paralytic, where one or…

  • Squamous epithelium

    Epithelium with flat cells like scales, which forms the lining of the pericardium, the peritoneum and the pleura.  

  • Squamous bone

    A part of the temporal bone which forms the side of the skull. The upper anterior portion of temporal bone.  

  • Squama

    A thin piece of hard tissue, e.g. a thin flake of bone or scale on the skin. Plate-like part; a thin plate of bone.  

  • Spud

    A needle used to get a piece of dust or other foreign body out of the eye. A blunt needle used for removing foreign bodies embedded in the cornea of the eye. Short, flattened, spade like blade to dislodge a foreign substance. A surgical tool with multiple uses. One type is employed to remove foreign…

  • Sprengel’s deformity

    A congenitally malformed shoulder, in which one scapula is smaller and higher than the other [Described 1891. After Otto Gerhard Karl Sprengel (1852-1915), German surgeon.] A congenital abnormality of the scapula (shoulder blade), which is small and positioned high in the shoulder. It is caused by failure of the normal development of this bone.  

  • Spread

    To go out over a large area, or to cause something to do this.  

  • Spotty

    Covered with pimples.  

  • Spot

    A small round mark or pimple. A small surface area differing in appearance from its surroundings. A solitary abnormality, often circular in shape, that contrasts in color from adjacent tissues, frequently displaying a chlorotic or necrotic appearance. This is a description of a type of fish found along the Atlantic coast. It belongs to the…

  • Sports medicine

    The study of the treatment of sports injuries. The field of medical study and practice that involves injuries to the body from sports and athletic activities that usually involve musculoskeletal injuries. Physicians from a variety of areas of training may specialize in sports medicine. An emerging branch of medicine which started with specialized interest in…