Category: S
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Small children
Young children, between about | and 10 years of age.
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Small
Not large. Young.
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Slow-release vitamin tablet
A vitamin tablet which will dissolve slowly in the body and give a longer and more constant effect.
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Slit lamp
A piece of equipment which provides a narrow beam of light and is connected to a special microscope, used to examine the eye. An instrument for eye examination using a high-intensity light source that can be shaped into a slit. The slit lamp is used with a twin-eyepiece microscope to give the eye specialist a…
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Sling
A triangular bandage attached round the neck, used to support an injured arm and prevent it from moving. A cloth bandage suspended from the neck to support and immobilize an injured shoulder, arm, or hand. A sling is generally used, with or without other supports, to treat sprains or fractures of the arm or elbow.…
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Slimming
The use of a special diet or special food which is low in calories and which is supposed to stop a person getting fat.
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Slim
Pleasantly thin.
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Slight
Not very serious.
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Sliding traction
Traction for a fracture of a femur, in which weights are attached to pull the leg.
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Slide
A piece of glass, on which a tissue sample is placed, to be examined under a microscope. A thin glass plate on which an object is placed for microscopic examination.