Category: S

The injection into a vessel or into a tissue of a substance that will bring about obliteration of the vessel or hardening of the tissues used, e.g., to manage esophageal varices or malignant pleural effusions.  

Inherited traits for which the genes are on autosomes, but their expression is influenced by the sex chromosomes (e.g., the reproductive organs).  

The infusion of solutions into the subcutaneous space.  

Mild inflammatory process with minimal signs and symptoms. It may become chronic and gradually damage tissues.  

Inflammation of a part with serous exudate, or inflammation of a serous membrane.  

An infection in which the infecting agent or organisms circulate throughout the body.  

An infection that is immunologically confirmed but does not produce obvious symptoms or signs.  

An infection intermediate between acute and chronic.  

Unrecognized myocardial infarction. The patient may experience difficulty breathing, heart-bum, nausea, arm pain, or other atypical symptoms.  

The normal impairment in thinking and motor performance that immediately follows awakening.