Category: S

The ability to identify or recognize an object by the sense of touch.  

The abnormal joining of the eyelid to the eyeball.  

A special stethoscope with two chest pieces. Its use assists in locating a lesion in the chest by comparing the different sounds detected by the two chest pieces.  

A narrow canal from the third to the fourth ventricle.  

A staccato accentuation of syllables, slowly but separately, observed in patients with multiple sclerosis. Hesitating utterance (dysphasia) with difficulty in pronouncing certain syllables.  

A device used to break or open an electrical circuit or to divert a current from one conductor to another. A manual or mechanical apparatus designed to establish or disrupt the connections within an electric circuit.  

An inflatable vinyl or rubber ball, used in exercise training, rehabilitation, and sports, e.g., to treat low back pain or to strengthen the muscles of the abdomen and chest. They are also known as balance, fitness, or stability balls.  

A test used to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect or Marcus Gunn pupil. Direct light is shone into the normal eye; both pupils constrict equally due to the consensual response. Light is quickly swung over to the contralateral pupil, which appears to dilate as a result of a relative decrease in the optic nerve…

A hospital bed that can be used either for acute care needs or for skilled nursing as conditions dictate.  

A febrile illness with raised painful plaques on the limbs, face, and neck; neutrophilic leukocytosis; and dense neutrophilic infiltrates in the skin lesions. It responds promptly to treatment with glucocorticoids. Although the cause is unknown, the condition is often associated with the administration of drugs (such as hydralazine or sulfa drugs) and occasionally is found…