Category: S

A solution which kills mites. A drug that destroys the itch mite. A drug that eliminates the mites which cause scabies. An agent that kills mites, especially the causative agent of scabies.  

A crust of dry blood which forms over a wound and protects it. A hard crust of dried blood, serum, or pus that develops during the body’s wound healing process over a sore, cut, or scratch. The crust which forms on superficial injured areas. It is composed of fibrin, which is exuded from the raw…

A plaster cast which supports the spine when vertebrae have been deformed by tuberculosis or spinal disease [After Lewis Albert Sayre (1820—1901), US surgeon]. A plaster of Paris cast shaped to fit around and support the backbone. It is used in cases where the vertebrae have been severely damaged by disease, such as tuberculosis.  

A surgical operation in which tissue is cut out in the form of a saucer-like depression, usually in order to help material drain away from infected areas of bone. The shallow saucer-like appearance of the upper surface of a vertebra after a compression fracture.  

A very long muscle, the longest muscle in the body, which runs from the anterior iliac spine, across the thigh down to the tibia. Longest muscle in the body, extending from the pelvis to the calf of the leg; it functions in the movement of the thigh and lower leg. A narrow ribbonlike muscle at…

A type of mite which causes scabies. A genus of small oval mites. The female of S. scabiei, the human itch mite, tunnels into the skin, where it lays its eggs. The presence of the mites causes severe irritation, which eventually leads to scabies. Mites which infest humans Sie animals. Sarcoptes scabei hominis causes human…

Referring to a sarcoma.  

A condition in which a sarcoma has spread through the bloodstream to many parts of the body. Sarcoma that has spread widely throughout the body, most commonly through the bloodstream. It is treated with drugs, typically one or a combination of the following: cyclophosphamide, vincristine, actinomycin-D, methotrexate, or doxorubicin. A condition marked by the presence…

A disease causing enlargement of the lymph nodes, where small nodules or granulomas form in certain tissues, especially in the lungs or liver and other parts of the body. Disease of unknown etiology characterized by tumor-like lesions that affect any tissue or organ of the body. Chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by the formation…

A tumour which is like a sarcoma. The distinctive abnormality in sarcoidosis. Having the appearance of a sarcoma.