| 1. | SHORT syndrome | is a medical condition in which affected individuals have multiple birth defects in different organ systems. SHORT is an acronym for short stature, hyperextensibility of joints and/or More… 0.5 KB |
| 2. | Saal Bulas syndrome | is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Saal Bulas syndrome, or a subtype of Saal Bulas More… 0.8 KB |
| 3. | Safe sex | Safe sex (also known as safer sex or protected sex) is the practice of sexual activity in a manner that reduces the risk of infection with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Conversely, More… 1.1 KB |
| 4. | Scoliosis | (from Greek: skolíōsis meaning "crooked") is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side, shaped like a "s", and may also be rotated. More… 0.8 KB |
| 5. | Seborrheic keratosis | A seborrheic keratosis is a noncancerous benign skin growth that originates in keratinocytes. Like liver spots, seborrheic keratoses are seen more often as people age. In fact they are More… 0.9 KB |
| 6. | Selective immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency | is a relatively mild genetic immunodeficiency. People with this deficiency lack immunoglobulin A (IgA), a type of antibody that protects against infections of the mucous membranes lining the More… 0.4 KB |
| 7. | Serine | Serine (abbreviated as Ser or S) is an organic compound with the formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2OH. It is one of the 20 naturally occurring proteinogenic amino acids. Its codons are UCU, UCC, UCA, More… 1.0 KB |
| 8. | Serotonin | Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. It is found extensively in the gastrointestinal tract of animals, and about 80-90% of the human body's total More… 3.9 KB |
| 9. | Sex linkage | is the phenotypic expression of an allele that is related to the chromosomal sex of the individual. This mode of inheritance is in contrast to the inheritance of traits on autosomal More… 3.6 KB |
| 10. | Siderosis | is the deposition of iron in tissue. When used without qualification, it usually refers to an environmental disease of the lung. Also Siderosis Bulbi, Deposition of iron in the bulb More… 0.2 KB |
| 11. | Silicosis | (also called Grinder's disease and Potter's rot) is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring More… 0.7 KB |
| 12. | Simplesse | Simplesse is a whey protein product used as a fat substitute in low-calorie foods. The manufacturer, CP Kelco (a former NutraSweet subsidiary), sells it to food processors as a More… 0.6 KB |
| 13. | Sinus | Sinus is Latin for "bay", "pocket", "curve", or "bosom". In anatomy, the term is used in various contexts. A sinus is a sack or cavity in any organ More… 0.7 KB |
| 14. | Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister | Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929) is an English former athlete best known as the first man in history to run the mile in less than 4 minutes. Bannister became a More… 2.9 KB |
| 15. | Small cleaved cells | Small cleaved cells are a distinctive type of cell that appears in certain types of lymphoma. When used to uniquely identify a type of lymphoma, they are usually categorized as follicular More… 0.8 KB |
| 16. | Spinal Muscular Atrophy | (SMA) is a term applied to a number of different disorders, all having in common a genetic cause and the manifestation of weakness due to loss of the motor neurons of the spinal cord and More… 0.6 KB |
| 17. | Spirometry | is a noninvasive test in which a patient breathes into a device that measures airflow, the length of time of each breath, and air volume (spir/o means to breathe and -metry means to More… 0.2 KB |
| 18. | Sports nutrition | Sports nutrition is the study and practice of nutrition and diet as it relates to athletic performance. Although an important part of many sports training regimens, it is most commonly More… 1.4 KB |
| 19. | Sterilization surgical procedure | Sterilization is a surgical technique leaving a male or female unable to reproduce. It is a method of birth control. For non-surgical causes of sterility, see infertility. Common More… 2.2 KB |
| 20. | Stickler syndrome | (or David-Stickler syndrome or Stickler-Wagner syndrome) is a group of genetic disorders affecting connective tissue, specifically collagen. It was first studied and characterized by Dr. More… 3.5 KB |
