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Silver halide
The photosensitive crystals in a radiographic film emulsion that, when exposed to ionizing radiation and developed, form an image.
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Silicosiderosis
A type of pneumonoconiosis in which the inhaled particles contain silicates and iron.
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Injectable silicone
Medical-grade silicone used in the past for breast augmentation, and currently for short-term use in retinal detachment and surgeries of the vitreous or the urethra. The more purified the silicone oils used, the better tolerated and the more biocompatible the implant application. Numerous prostheses are made of silicone and it is controversially used in breast…
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Silicoanthracosis
Silicosis combined with anthracosis, in coal miners.
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Silicofluoride
A compound of silicon, fluorine, and the fluoride of a metal.
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Silent disease
A disease that produces no clinically obvious symptoms or signs. Examples include hypertension, many forms of cancer (including small lesions of the breast and prostate cancer), and hearing loss, which may be either not noticed or denied by the individual. Many diseases begin silently, becoming obvious only when they are advanced,
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Silent area
Any cortical area in the brain that on stimulation produces no detectable motor activity or sensory phenomenon, and in which a lesion may occur without producing detectable motor or sensory abnormalities.
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Silencer
A sequence of base pairs in DNA that prevents the transcription of a gene.
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Signing
The use of sign language to communicate.
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Signer
A person who communicates using sign language.
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