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Sweet’s syndrome
A febrile illness with raised painful plaques on the limbs, face, and neck; neutrophilic leukocytosis; and dense neutrophilic infiltrates in the skin lesions. It responds promptly to treatment with glucocorticoids. Although the cause is unknown, the condition is often associated with the administration of drugs (such as hydralazine or sulfa drugs) and occasionally is found…
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Sweep
To clear debris away, e.g., from the mouth during resuscitation.
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Sway-back
A slouched posture in which the pelvis is shifted forward and the thorax posteriorly. Lordosis occurs in the lower lumbar spinal region; a compensating reversal to kyphosis occurs in the upper lumbar and thoracic regions.
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Postural sway
Forward and backward movement of the body with motion occurring around the ankle joints when the feet are fixed on the floor. Backward sway is controlled by the anterior tibialis, quadriceps, and abdominal muscles; forward sway is controlled by the gastrocnemius, hamstring, and paraspinal muscles. Patients with lesions of the dorsal and lateral columns of…
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Swan-neck deformity
A finger deformity marked by flexion of the distal interphalangeal joints and hyperextension of the proximal interphalangeal joints, often seen in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Impaired swallowing
Abnormal functioning of the swallowing mechanism associated with deficits in oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal structure or function.
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Air swallowing
Voluntary or involuntary swallowing of air. It occurs involuntarily in infants as a result of improper feeding. Adults may swallow air during eating or drinking.
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Swallowed blood syndrome
A condition in which blood in an infant’s stool reflects ingestion of maternal blood, either during delivery or during breastfeeding (from a bleeding nipple fissure).
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Mary ann price swain
A U.S. nursing theorist who, along with Helen Erickson and Evelyn Tomlin, developed and published the grand nursing theory of Modeling and Role Modeling.
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Swager
A dental tool or device used to shape silver amalgam or gold by applying pressure from different directions simultaneously.
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