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Streptococcicosis
Any streptococcal infection.
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Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins
The preferred name for those toxic chemicals released by Group A streptococci that were formerly known as erythrogenic toxins. They are responsible for the rash children experience with scarlet fever and for many of the septic manifestations of toxic shock syndrome.
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Shear strength
The resistance of a material to force applied perpendicular to the plane of the material.
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Impact strength
The force required to fracture a material.
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Compression strength
The point at which a material loses its shape when force is applied. Also called crushing strength.
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Breaking strength
The point at which an amount of applied force breaks a material. Also called tensile strength.
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Cathode stream
Negatively charged electrons emitted from a cathode and accelerated in a straight line to interact with an anode. X-ray photons are then produced.
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Gonadal streak
Ovarian atrophy or aplasia; a finding in persons with Turner’s syndrome.
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Straw itch
A self-limiting skin condition accompanied by itching owing to working in straw or sleeping on a straw mattress. The straw contains a mite that causes the pruritic eruption.
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Stratum vasculare
The layer of smooth muscle fibers in myometrium lying between the stratum submucosum and the stratum supravasculare.
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