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Name: Description: Salivation Secretion of saliva (as symptom of mercury treatment). Sand Usually as sediment found in urine. Also known as gravel, sand, concretions. Sanies A thin discharge from a wound or ulcer, containing serum, pus, and blood. Scabies A skin disease with scabby or scaly eruptions. Also known as psora or the itch. Scales See entry for cutaneous. Sciatic nerve Nerve in the sciatica area that runs from the lower back to the feet. Scirrhous Hard tumour or growth. Scorbutus See entry for scurvy. Scrobiculus cordis Anatomical term for pit of the stomach; heart-pit. Scurf Flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff. Scybala Hard faecal matter discharged in round lumps. Singultus The hiccup. Relating to or affected with hiccough. A spasmodic affection of the diaphragm, generally arising from irritation produced by acidity in the stomach, error of diet, etc. Sordes The crusts that collect on the teeth and lips in debilitating diseases with protracted low fever. Spasmi Spasmodic contractions, twitching, involuntary movement. Spasmodic Can indicate both a symptom and a type of disease (a 'spasmodic affection' such as epilepsy or hysteria). Spasmodica Classified in 1768 by Boissier de Sauvages as a partial tonic spasms, together with strabismus, tics, contractures, ankylosis, cramps and priapism caused by an organic factor. Sputum Spit; the action of spitting or the fluid that leaves the mouth when coughing. Squamulae Scales on the skin. Stomaccace Foul, or unpleasant smell, of the mouth with a bloody discharge from the gums. Stone Most common use is in reference to 'calculus' (renal calculi). A renal concretion of material accumulated in the renal system. Stool See entry for faeces. Strangury Also known as vesical tenesmus. Slow, painful discharge of small volumes of urine expelled only by straining despite a feeling of urgency. Stricture Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body. Succus gastricus Gastric acid as digestive fluid within the stomach lining. Suggillation A bruise or inflammation of a part of the body caused by suction. It is also associated with ecchymosis where blood collects under the skin when an object hits the body. Suppuration Creation or discharge of pus - internal suppuration could cause intense pains and fever. Syncope Temporary loss of consciousness caused by low blood pressure. Another term for fainting. Syrigmus Perception of sound usually associated with disease in the middle ear, the inner ear, or the central auditory pathways.
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- Salivation
Secretion of saliva (as symptom of mercury treatment).
- Sand
Usually as sediment found in urine. Also known as gravel, sand, concretions.
- Sanies
A thin discharge from a wound or ulcer, containing serum, pus, and blood.
- Scabies
A skin disease with scabby or scaly eruptions. Also known as psora or the itch.
- Scales
See entry for cutaneous.
- Sciatic nerve
Nerve in the sciatica area that runs from the lower back to the feet.
- Scirrhous
Hard tumour or growth.
- Scorbutus
See entry for scurvy.
- Scrobiculus cordis
Anatomical term for pit of the stomach; heart-pit.
- Scurf
Flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff.
- Scybala
Hard faecal matter discharged in round lumps.
- Singultus
The hiccup. Relating to or affected with hiccough. A spasmodic affection of the diaphragm, generally arising from irritation produced by acidity in the stomach, error of diet, etc.
- Sordes
The crusts that collect on the teeth and lips in debilitating diseases with protracted low fever.
- Spasmi
Spasmodic contractions, twitching, involuntary movement.
- Spasmodic
Can indicate both a symptom and a type of disease (a 'spasmodic affection' such as epilepsy or hysteria).
- Spasmodica
Classified in 1768 by Boissier de Sauvages as a partial tonic spasms, together with strabismus, tics, contractures, ankylosis, cramps and priapism caused by an organic factor.
- Sputum
Spit; the action of spitting or the fluid that leaves the mouth when coughing.
- Squamulae
Scales on the skin.
- Stomaccace
Foul, or unpleasant smell, of the mouth with a bloody discharge from the gums.
- Stone
Most common use is in reference to 'calculus' (renal calculi). A renal concretion of material accumulated in the renal system.
- Stool
See entry for faeces.
- Strangury
Also known as vesical tenesmus. Slow, painful discharge of small volumes of urine expelled only by straining despite a feeling of urgency.
- Stricture
Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
- Succus gastricus
Gastric acid as digestive fluid within the stomach lining.
- Suggillation
A bruise or inflammation of a part of the body caused by suction. It is also associated with ecchymosis where blood collects under the skin when an object hits the body.
- Suppuration
Creation or discharge of pus - internal suppuration could cause intense pains and fever.
- Syncope
Temporary loss of consciousness caused by low blood pressure. Another term for fainting.
- Syrigmus
Perception of sound usually associated with disease in the middle ear, the inner ear, or the central auditory pathways.
- Salivation
