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Sacral index
Sacral breadth multiplied by 100 and divided by sacral length.
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Sacralgia
Pain in the sacrum. Discomfort in the sacrum, the triangular bone below the lumbar vertebrae, stemming from pressure on a spinal nerve. Sacralgia is typically triggered by a disc prolapse, although in rare cases, it could be attributed to bone cancer.
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Sacral flexure
Rectal curve in front of the sacrum.
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Sacculocochlear
Concerning the saccule and cochlea of the ear.
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Laryngeal saccule
A small diverticulum extending ventrally from the laryngeal ventricle lying between the ventricular fold and the thyroarytenoid muscle.
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Saccharomycosis
Any disease caused by yeasts (saccharomycetes).
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
A yeast used in recombinant DNA technology to manufacture proteins for medical use (e.g., in vaccine components). A yeast-like fungus with oval or spherical cells, commonly known as brewers’ or bakers’ yeast. It is responsible for alcoholic fermentation and is a very rare cause of lung disease.
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Saccharase
An enzyme such as sucrase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a disaccharide to monosaccharides.
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Peritoneal sac
The enclosed, transparent mesothelial sac that is squeezed between the abdominal wall and the abdominal viscera.
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Endolymphatic sac
The expanded distal end of the endolymphatic duct.
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