Category: S

Condition in which the chest wall under the sternum sinks in with each respiration.  

Leakage of urine when stress is placed on the perineum. A condition in women in which the muscles in the floor of the pelvis become incapable of retaining urine when the intra-abdominal pressure is raised by coughing or laughing. Stress incontinence is an involuntary leakage of urine when laughing, coughing, sneezing, or exercising. It is…

Trademark for sterile adhesive strips used to approximate and hold together the edges of a wound. A trademark for thin paper strips which are placed over an incision in the skin. They help its edges to come together and form as car.  

Severe asthmatic episode that does not respond to normal treatment. An attack of bronchial asthma which lasts for a long time and results in exhaustion and collapse. Prolonged, severe asthma attack in which spasm of the bronchi does not respond to standard treatments. Cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin) and other signs of lack of…

Flat and scaly epithelial cell. Typically composing the outermost layer of epithelial tissue, the flat epithelial cells reside distantly beneath the surface covered by the epithelium.  

Destructive to sperm. Killing or able to kill sperm.  

Psychogenic symptoms without an underlying disease process.  

A method of immobilization and reduction of a long-bone fracture in which traction is applied by means of pins and wires. Use of pins, wires, or tongs inserted into the bone during surgery to align the bone fragments. A pulling force applied directly to the bone through surgically applied pins and tongs. A method where…

Incision into the sinus.  

Pertaining to the paranasal sinuses and lungs.