Category: S

Toxicity resulting from repeated exposure to silver compounds, marked by a bluish pigmentation of the skin or occasionally of the eyes. In the past, many medications contained biologically available silver; the incidence of this intoxication now, however, is very low.  

Intoxication due to eating raw or inadequately cooked fish of the suborder Scombroidea, such as tuna and mackerel, as well as certain non-scombroid fish, including amberjack, mahimahi, and bluefish. Certain bacteria act on the fish after they are caught to produce a histamine-like toxin. Therefore, these fish should be either properly cooked and eaten shortly…

The point on the skull on the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, directly above the auricular point.  

The center of the base of the anterior nasal spine.  

An elongated, tapered silver plug used to fill the root canal in the endodontic treatment of teeth.  

Pneumonia that occurs in connection with a specific systemic disease such as typhoid, diphtheria, or plague.  

The transverse fold of mucosa of the large intestine lying between sacculations.  

A ganglionated neural network of the enteric nervous system. It is a collection of small connected neural ganglia found in the gut wall from the stomach to the internal anal sphincter.  

A nerve plexus formed by the ventral branches of the fourth and fifth lumbar nerves and the first four sacral nerves, from which the sciatic nerve originates.  

A uniform mixture of salicylic acid spread on an appropriate base such as paper, cotton, or fabric. It is applied topically for use as a keratolytic agent.