Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Semipronation
A semiprone position.
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Semiotics
The study of signs and symbols in language.
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Semilunar cusp
One of the leaflets of the aortic valve between the left ventricle and the aorta or of the pulmonary valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
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Semiflexion
Halfway between flexion and extension of a limb.
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Semenarche
During puberty, the beginning of the production of semen.
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Frozen semen
Semen stored in a bank for future use in insemination. It offers a supply of donors in small communities where it would be impossible to maintain anonymity of local donors. However, in artificial insemination the number of successful pregnancies is lower with frozen semen than with fresh.
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Semantic-pragmatic language disorder
A childhood language disorder in which speech is fluent and complex but inappropriate to the meaning or context of a conversation.
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Sellick’s maneuver
The application of digital pressure to the cricoid cartilage in the neck in an unconscious patient to reduce gastric distention and passive regurgitation during positive pressure ventilation, and to improve visualization of the glottic opening during endotracheal intubation.
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Self-tolerance
In immunology, the absence of an immune response to one’s own antigens.
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Self-soothing
A deliberate effort to calm oneself. It is an alternative to the use of medications, alcohol, or drugs for managing anxiety and stress, eating disorders, or insomnia.
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