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Sudden death
The death of a victim of coronary heart attack within 24 h after the appearance of symptoms. Death without any identifiable cause, not preceded by an illness. An unexpected death occurring from any cause other than violence or trauma. Sudden deaths may be instantaneous or may happen over a period of minutes or hours. Examples…
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Sudden cardiac death
An acute coronary attack that results in death within 24 h.
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Suction liptectomy
A surgical technique involving the insertion of a tube into fat tissue whereby the tissue is removed by suction. The procedure is generally used on people who have excess deposits of adipose tissue in specific areas of the body, e.g., the hips.
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Suction curettage
Vacuum aspiration.
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Suction catheters
Hollow semiflexible tubes of varying diameter that are used to aspirate material from within the pharynx, trachea, and upper bronchi.
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Suction abortion
Vacuum curettage. The removal of the products of conception from the uterus using a device that sucks the tissues away from the lining of the uterus.
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Sucking chest wound
A wound of the chest wall through which air passes into and out of the pleural space with each respiration. A chest wall injury that forms an exposed wound, allowing air to pass through and leading to the collapse of the lung on the corresponding side of the body. This results in intense breathlessness and…
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Succorant
Needing aid or help.
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Successive approximations
A method of training in which successively more nearly exact performances of the correct response are required.
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Subunit vaccine
A vaccine that uses only one component of an infectious agent rather than the whole agent in order to stimulate an immune response.
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