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Scoliometer
A device for measuring curves, especially the lateral ones of the spine. A device designed to assess the unevenness of the trunk, comprising a bubble level and an angle measuring component. A tool utilized to gauge spinal curvatures.
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Scoleciasis
The presence of larval forms of butterflies or moths in the body.
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Posterior sclerotomy
An incision through the sclera into the vitreous for treatment of a detached retina or removal of a foreign body. Cutting into the vitreous chamber within the eye.
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Anterior sclerotomy
An incision made at the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye in glaucoma. Cutting into the front chamber of the eye.
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Sclerotic dentin
Areas of dentin where the tubules have been filled by mineralization, producing a denser, radiopaque dentin; it is often produced in response to caries, attrition, and abrasion.
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Sclerostomy
The surgical formation of an opening in the sclera.
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Sclerostenosis sclerosis
Contraction and induration of tissues, especially those about an orifice.
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Nuclear sclerosis
An increase in the refractive index of the eye’s crystalline lens, which culminates in the development of nuclear cataracts. Before the cataract fully opacifies, the patient’s near vision may improve, a phenomenon known as senopia or “second sight.”
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Neural sclerosis
Sclerosis with chronic inflammation of a nerve trunk with branches.
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Medial sclerosis
Sclerosis involving the tunica media of arteries, usually the result of involutional changes accompanying aging.
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