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Sacculus
The anterior sac of the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
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Sacculated aneurysm
An aneurysm characterized by a bulging on one side of a blood vessel. Aneurysm in which there is weakness on one side of the vessel; usually due to trauma. It is attached to the artery by a narrow neck.
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Sabin vaccine
A vaccine taken orally to immunize a person against polio; Salk vaccine. An oral vaccine against poliomyelitis, consisting of weak live polio virus. Oral vaccine, consisting of live but attenuated (weakened) poliovirus, given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis, as part of the recommended immunization schedule for infants, usually in two or three doses before the…
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Sabbatical
A leave granted, usually with pay, after a teacher or professor has taught for a certain number of years to conduct research, to write, or to engage in professional development.
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Rupture
A hernia. The breaking or tearing of an organ such as the appendix. A tear, break, or protrusion of an organ or body tissue. A break or tear in an organ or tissue. A rupture in the muscles of the groin can cause a hernia, which may require surgery. When inflammation causes a rupture in…
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Rule-role orientation
One of the three major theoretical perspectives in social psychology emphasizes the ways in which shared rules or roles influence behavior over time, behaviorist orientation; cognitive orientation.
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Rule ethics
Guiding principles used in all situations to arrive at moral decisions. These principles are believed exhaustive enough to be applicable to all situations.
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Ruffini cylinder
A receptor thought to correspond to warmth.
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Rudiment
A part or organ that is not fully developed. Remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; for example, Meckel’s diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk stalk.
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Rubin’s test
A procedure to check for obstructed fallopian tubes. Carbon dioxide is inserted into the uterus to determine whether it passes into the abdomen. A test to see if the Fallopian tubes are free from obstruction [After Isador Clinton Rubin (b. 1883), US gynaecologist]. Test that determines the patency of the fallopian tubes, used to help…
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