Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
-
Stability testing of pharmaceuticals
The monitoring of a drug’ s quality and effectiveness throughout its shelf life.
-
Limits of stability
The largest angle from vertical that can be reached and maintained before balance is lost. In normal adults, the sagittal plane limit is 12 degrees and the coronal plane limit is 16 degrees.
-
Squeeze-bottle
A bottle made of a flexible, semirigid material that can be deformed by applying hand pressure to it. It is used to contain irrigating solutions, especially those required in ophthalmology.
-
Squatting position
A position in which the person crouches with legs drawn up closely in front of, or beneath, the body; sitting on one’s haunches and heels.
-
Squamosa
The squamous part of the temporal bone.
-
Squamocolumnar
Pertaining to any tissue in which squamous epithelium abuts columnar epithelium.
-
Squamatization
The changing of cells into squamous cells.
-
Sputum specimen
A specimen of mucus from the lungs expectorated through the mouth or obtained via tracheal suctioning with an in-line trap or bronchoscope. Sputum specimens are used to 1. identify the microorganism responsible for lung infections; 2. identify cancer cells shed by lung tumors; 3. aid in the diagnosis and management of occupational lung diseases.
-
Sputum cytology
The examination of cells obtained from mucus in the upper or lower respiratory tract to see if cancer cells are present. A laboratory examination involving the utilization of a microscope to examine the presence of malignant cells in the respiratory mucus.
-
Rusty sputum
Blood-tinged purulent sputum sometimes seen in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Got any book recommendations?