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Hydrogen ion scale
A scale used to express the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution. It extends from 0.00 (total acidity) to 14 (total alkalinity), the numbers running in inverse order of hydrogen ion concentration. The pH value is the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution, expressed in moles per liter.
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Absolute scale
Scale used for indicating low temperatures based on absolute zero.
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Scala vestibuli
The duct filled with perilymph that is above the organ of Corti. It extends from the oval window to the tip of the cochlea, where it communicates with the scala tympani through an aperture, the helicotrema.
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Scala tympani
The duct filled with perilymph that is below the organ of Corti. It extends from the round window to the tip of the cochlea.
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Scabrities unguium
Morbid degeneration of the nails, making them rough, thick, distorted, and separated from the flesh at the root; symptomatic of syphilis and leprosy. Coarse and thickened toenails or fingernails.
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Scabrities
A scaly, roughened condition of the skin. A coarse or flaky condition of the skin.
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Saw
A cutting instrument with an edge of sharp toothlike projections; used especially for cutting bone in surgery.
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Sauna
An enclosure in which a person is exposed to moderate to very high temperatures and often high humidity, produced by water poured on heated stones. A stay in the sauna may be followed by a cool bath or shower. Sauna water is not sterile and may contain harmful microorganisms, including yeasts and molds. Even though…
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Saturation time
The time required for the arterial blood of a person inhaling pure oxygen to become saturated.
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Saturation index
In hematology, the amount of hemoglobin present in a known volume of blood compared with the normal.
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