Category: S

A deformed pelvis resulting from spinal curvature.  

A band of fibers connecting the cerebellum with the midbrain.  

An interruption in the normal pace making function of the sinus (sinoatrial) node of the heart, resulting in a decrease in the number of heartbeats per minute. When sinus pauses are rare, the condition may be asymptomatic. When they occur frequently, patients may note palpitations or experience loss of consciousness.  

A normal, healthy individual who is employed to be examined and perhaps interviewed by health-care students. The purpose is to provide students with the opportunity to examine an individual in a less stressful setting than would be the case if the person being examined were indeed sick. This also prevents persons who are ill from…

A pathway over which sensory impulses are conveyed from sense organs or receptors to sensory or reflex centers of the spinal cord or brain.  

The application of pathological procedures and techniques for investigating tissues removed surgically.  

Pathology of particular diseases or organs.  

A disorder in which the patella appears to be pointing inward when the patient is standing; caused by excessive femoral ante version.  

An oval pale retinal hemorrhage seen in sickle cell disease.  

Bacterial infection of the parotid gland, usually in patients with decreased salivary flow. It is often caused by Staphylococcus aureus.