Category: S
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Spirillosis
A disease caused by the presence of spirilla in the blood. Any ailment induced by a microorganism belonging to the Spirillum genus. This microbe can lead to a cattle disease often seen in the Transvaal region, a lethal ailment in poultry and certain other avian species, and one species is responsible for causing rat-bite fever.…
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Spirillicide
An agent that is destructive to spirilla.
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Spinous point
A spot over a spinous process very sensitive to pressure.
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Spinotectal
To the spinal cord and the tectum, the dorsal portion (corpora quadrigeminal of the midbrain.
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Spinopetal
Conducting nerve impulses toward the spinal cord.
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Spinoglenoid
To the spine of the scapula and the glenoid cavity.
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Spinofugal
Conducting nerve impulses away from the spinal cord.
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Spinocerebellar
Concerning the spinal cord and cerebellum. Pertaining to the spinal cord and the cerebellum.
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Spinobulbar
Concerning the spinal cord and medulla oblongata. Related to the spinal cord and the medulla.
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Spine of sphenoid
The spinous process of the greater sphenoid wing.