There are multiple definitions:
somatostatin(English)
shear stress(English)
smoothing spline(English)
sexual satisfaction(English)
- defined as ‘…an affective response arising from one’s subjective evaluation of the positive and negative dimensions associated with one’s sexual relationship…’. In people with SAP strongly linked to cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions
- BACD, BACDSA, SAP
- Sexuality, Behavior(al science), Cognitive function, Emotional aspects
- https://doi.org…38/ijir.2012.38
Sézary syndrome(English)
- by definition an advanced disease, pathologically and clinically related to MF. It mostly presents with erythema, together with lymphadenopathy and blood involvement with Sézary cells. The prognosis is poor, with median survival of <3 years
- MF, RTSEI, TSEI
- Dermatology, Radiotherapy /radiation
- https://dx.doi.…47/CMAR.S138661
- https://doi.org…por.2013.11.002
SYNTAX score(English)
- an angiographic risk stratification tool to grade coronary disease complexity and aid revascularisation strategy decision making. Calculated scores are divided into tertiles (0–22, 23–32, >32) and guidelines advocate that decisions should be based on this tertile
- CAC, CAD, IC, TLS, TIMI
- Cardiology, Risk factor, Scoring systems/scales, Coronary circulation, Medical imaging
- https://dx.doi.…jnl-2020-ICS.30
- http://dx.doi.o…ard.2016.08.277
sacral slope(English)
- an angle subtended by a line parallel to the sacral end plate and a horizontal reference line
- ASD, CL, LIV, LL, PI, PSO, PT, SPI, SVA, T1S, TK, UIV, VCR
- Anatomy, Biophysics, Spine (or spinal cord)
- https://doi.org…40066-4.00031-X
- https://doi.org…4.10.SPINE14829
straight sinus(English)
- formed by the union of the inferior sagittal sinus and the vein of Galen and traverses the junction between falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli
- Brain (dys)function, Anatomy
- https://doi.org…04280-9.00003-2
secondary syphilis(English)
- a systemic illness resulting from hematogenous dissemination of treponemes. The symptoms of secondary syphilis usually appear about 4-10 weeks after the appearance of the primary chancre. The manifestations of primary and secondary syphilis overlap in about 15% of cases. Clinical manifestations of secondary syphilis are extremely varied. The classic finding is a lacy, erythematous, maculopapular rash covering the trunk and abdomen. Palmar or plantar lesions, if present, are particularly suggestive of the diagnosis
- Dermatology
- https://doi.org…37506-1.00043-X
Stroke Story(English)
- requires the patient to produce spontaneous speech based on biographical memory
- BDAE, CTP, CVA
- Aphasia, Memory, Cerebrovascular event
- https://doi.org…hum.2021.635750
skeletal scintigraphy(English)
- aka bone scintigraphy
- BS, MDA, MRI, PFS
- Medical imaging
- https://doi.org…327481702400206
- https://doi.org…/sj.bjc.6605546
Sweet's syndrome(English)
- eponym for acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. Presents in three settings: classical (or idiopathic), malignancy-associated, and drug-induced
- CSS, DISS, ND, PG
- Dermatology
- https://doi.org…/1750-1172-2-34
Sjögren syndrome(English)
- autoimmune disorder in which immunocytes damage the salivary, lacrimal and other exocrine glands resulting in dry eyes and dry mouth are seen in the absence of a connective tissue disease; aka Gougerot–Sjögren syndrome
- PSS, SGH, SICCA
- Autoimmunity
- https://doi.org…-4948-4.00050-7
static stretching(English)
sedentary subject(English)
single swallow(English)
- gold standard for evaluation of the contraction reserve is the ratio between the mean DCI of 10 MRS and the mean DCI of 10 SS
- ADM, AET, DCI, GERD, HRM, IEM, LES, MRS, PPI, MRS/SS DCI
- Mouth, esophagus and stomach
- https://doi.org….1111/nmo.13253
subsarcolemmal(English)
stroke-specific {scale](English)
- refers to health-related quality of life
- CVA, HRQoL, SS-QoL
- Cerebrovascular event, Quality of life, Scoring systems/scales
- https://doi.org…30.7.1362Stroke
silk sericin(English)
- to generate biomaterials with a more complete set of biological properties, previously discarded silk sericin has been recovered and used as a template to grow CaP
- BC, CaP, HDF, MOPR
- Biomaterials, Calcium, Nano-sciences, Wound healing/care
- https://doi.org…/ajtcam.v11i2.8
sigmoid sinus(English)
single support(English)
- EMG patterns show gait abnormalities on the paretic side in patients with post-stroke hemiparesis, namely abnormally long durations of activity in biceps femoris during this phase
- BF, DS, ENG, GM, RF
- Cerebrovascular event, Post-traumatic state, Musculoskeletal system
- https://doi.org…nph.2005.08.014
synovial sarcoma(English)
sodium stibogluconate(English)
- combination with cryotherapy is more effective than the use of intralesional meglumine antimoniate alone
- CL
- Dermatology, Therapeutic approaches
- https://doi.org…349803225001373
sesamoid station(English)
string sign(English)
- refers to prediagnostic cyst fluid viscosity evaluation
- MUC1, MUC2, MUC4, MUC5AC, MUC6, CEA, MUC, PCL
- Pancreas, Biophysics
- https://doi.org…/tjg.2020.20060
swept-source(English)
- refers to optical coherence tomography
- EDI, FLCD, OCT, SS-OCT, BCDVA, logMAR, PCIOL, UDVA
- Ophthalmology, Medical imaging
- https://doi.org…tha.2019.03.044
- https://doi.org…182/20201160506
single splint(English)
- refers to layer full limb bandage
- RJB
- Orthopedics, Veterinary medicine
- https://doi.org….1111/vec.12299
SoloShot(English)
- a plastic disposable syringe, which has a metal clip in the syringe barrel to prevent second-time withdrawal of the plunger
- CS, EPI, HBV, HIV, PIP, AD
- Vaccination, Risk factor, Public Health
- http://pubmed.n…ih.gov/7704926/
- https://doi.org…15.2021.1911514
Sports-Specific(English)
- a subscale referring to Hip Outcome Score
- FAIS, HOS, HOS-SS
- Sports medicine, Musculoskeletal system, Scoring systems/scales
- https://doi.org…000000000000852
symptom severity(English)
starch/sugar (rich)(English)
severe sepsis(English)
septic shock(English)
salbutamol sulphate(English)
surgical specimen(English)
- may refer to concordance between preoperative core needle biopsy
- BC, CNB
- Surgery, Biopsy, Mammary gland, Oncology, Classification, Biomarker
- https://doi.org…jso.2016.10.025
somatic subscale(English)