Category: S

An interaction that occurs when drugs that are taken together combine their actions, so that the total effect is greater than either drug would produce alone.  

A lifesaving water safety technique that allows a person to float and breathe without using too much energy.  

A person who repeatedly calls, writes letters to, or otherwise harasses another person and may threaten to kill or injure the person.  

The practice by which both partners in a caring, committed relationship, such as marriage, agree to have sexual intercourse only with each other.  

The practice of not having sexual intercourse until a person is ready to commit to a long term, caring relationship, such as marriage.  

Three hollow, fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that help provide a sense of balance. The inner ear encompasses specific structures that play a crucial role in preserving equilibrium and balance within the body. An inner ear component involved in maintaining balance. Each ear comprises three semicircular canals positioned at right angles to each other…

A behavior that protects a person from danger and lessens the effects of a harmful situation.  

A straight but flexible, hollow plastic tube of variable length and diameter, which can be inserted through the urinary opening into the bladder to drain excess urine that cannot be excreted normally. The straight catheter is the type used for intermittent self-catheterization (ISC).  

White blood cells that act as part of the immune system and may be in short supply during an MS exacerbation.  

A clinical course of MS that initially is relapsing remitting and then becomes progressive at a variable rate, possibly with an occasional relapse and minor remission.