Page 2 - Letter S - Medical Science dictionary by Futura-Sciences

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), belong ...	Self-palpation Self-palpation is an examination performed by the person ...
Semen Semen is the liquid expressed by the male genital organs ...	Septicaemia Septicaemia is a generalised infection in the body caused by ...
Septicaemic plague Plague can present in three different forms: bubonic ...	Sequella An irreversible sign or handicap left by a disease or ...
Serotherapy Serotherapy uses serum components, such as antibodies or the ...	Serotonin Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a central nervous ...
Serum Blood plasma after removal of fibrin, a protein involved in ...	Service tree The service tree is an attractive long lived tree , 10 to 20 ...
Severe persistent asthma Asthma varies in severity. Symptons are permanent in severe ...	Sex glands The sex glands are the ovaries and testes. We refer to them ...
Sialidase Sialidase is an enzyme produced by all living beings. It ...	Sialography Sialography is the radiological examination which ...
Side effects (Secondary effects) A side effect is an undesired reaction occurring from ...	Sigmoidoscopy A sigmoidoscopy is a colonoscopy involving the end part of ...
Sign A problem perceived by an unwell or sick patient (subjective ...	Silicon Silicon is a gelatinous mass used to produce implants, ...
Silicosis Silicosis is a lung disease (pneumopathy) caused by inhaling ...	Single-stranded A single-stranded nucleic acid is a nucleic acid containing ...