Category: S

To make someone sensitive to a drug or allergen.  

The process of making a person sensitive to something. An unexpected reaction to an allergen or to a drug, caused by the presence of antibodies which were created when the person was exposed to the drug or allergen in the past.  

Drops of sweat which can be seen on the skin, secreted by the sweat glands. Perspiration that forms moisture on the skin.  

Showing common sense or good judgment. Able to be detected by the senses. Capable of being perceived by the senses; perceptible.  

The ability to detect and interpret sensations. Ability to be affected by changes in the environment. The ability to be affected by, and respond to, changes in the surroundings. Sensibility is a characteristic of cells of the nervous system. The capacity to receive and respond to stimuli.  

Older than another person or other people. Holding a more important position than others.  

A cataract which occurs in an elderly person.  

A tube with a balloon, which is passed through the mouth into the oesophagus to stop oesophageal bleeding [After Robert William Sengstaken (b. 1923), US surgeon].  

Half solid and half liquid.  

Referring to a position in which someone lies face downwards, with one knee and one arm bent forwards and the face turned to one side. Describing the position of a patient lying face downward, but with one or both knees flexed to one side so that the body is not lying completely flat. In a…