Category: S

Beneath the gingiva; rel. to a point or area apical to the margin of the free gingiva, usually within the confines of the gingival sulcus (e.g., subgingival calculus, or the subgingival margin of a restoration).  

Beneath the fovea of the eye, that is, beneath the central portion of the macula.  

Having a mildly increased body temperature, usually considered to be less than 101°F (38.3°C). A slight increase in temperature.  

Pulmonary hypersensitivity reaction in workers exposed to cork. The antigen is present in a mold in the cork.  

An operation performed through a small opening in the skin.  

Partially crepitant or crackling in character; noting a rale.  

Almost continuous; with periods of abatement.  

The condition in which mental processes take place without the individual’s being aware of their occurrence. The condition in which mental processes take place without the individual’s being aware of their occurrence.  

The clinical consequences of shunting blood from the vertebrobasilar artery, usually on the left side, around an occluded subclavian artery on that side, and into the left arm. Episodes of reoccurring blurred or double vision, accompanied by loss of coordination or dizziness, particularly when moving one arm (typically the left one), characterize subclavian steal syndrome.…

An imprecise term meaning “of intermediate duration.”