Category: S

Located above the orbit of the eye. Above the eye socket.  

Antioxidant enzyme.  

Arises from the anterior surface of the abdominal aorta, just inferior to the origin of the celiac trunk, and supplies the intestine from the lower part of the duodenum to the left colic flexure and the pancreas.  

Sulfur is an essential component of all living cells. Sulfur is important for the synthesis of sulfur-containing amino acids, all polypeptides, proteins, and enzymes such as glutathione an important sulfur-containing tripeptide which plays a role in cells as a source of chemical reduction potential. Sulfur is also important for hair formation. Good plant sources are…

Medicine that causes or increases sweating.  

Is bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover the brain. Bleeding into the space between the brain and the arachnoid membrane (the middle membrane covering the brain). This is a life-threatening condition that can lead to stroke, seizure, brain damage, or death. It may result in permanent brain damage…

A short stick of medication, usually anhydrous aluminum sulfate (a type of alum) or titanium dioxide, which is used for stanching blood by causing blood vessels to contract at the site of the wound. Also called hemostatic pencil. Astringent or haemostatic; an agent that constricts tissue or blood vessels, stopping blood flow. A substance that…

An intestinal parasitic infection in humans caused by two species of the parasitic nematode Strongyloides. The nematode or round worms are also called thread worms. The fact of being infested with Strongyloides which enters the skin and then travels to the lungs and the intestines. An infection caused by the roundworm Strongyloides stercorals. Strongyloidiasis occurs…

An abnormal constriction of the internal passageway within a tubular structure such as a vessel or duct. Abnormal narrowing of a tubular organ; sometimes a result of inflammation. The abnormal narrowing of a canal, duct, or passage. The narrowing of a passage in the body. Constriction or narrowing of a lumen, duct, or organ such…