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Solanoma
A malignant tumor with the consistency of an uncooked potato.
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Sodomite
A person who engages in sodomy, a term derived from the ancient town of Sodom.
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Sodium sulphate
Glauber’s salts, employed as a gentle laxative, with one or two teaspoons typically added to a full glass of lukewarm water.
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Chlorinated soda solution
A solution of bleaching powder, which contains sodium hypochlorite. A sodium hypochlorite solution utilized for disinfection and antiseptic purposes; when formulated into a cream, it was applied as a remedy for treating burns caused by mustard gas.
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Sobee
A mixture of soybean and barley flour, blended with olive oil, salt, and calcium, serves as an alternative to cow’s milk for feeding infants who have an intolerance to cow’s milk.
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Snellen test types
Rows of letters made up of tiny squares, utilized to determine visual sharpness.
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Smoker’s sore throat
A persistent inflammation of the throat often found in heavy smokers.
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Smoker’s patch
A persistent inflammatory spot on the tongue often observed in pipe smokers.
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Smith’s operation
The process of clamping and crushing hemorrhoids followed by the use of an electric cautery. Removal of a cataract from the eye while keeping its capsule intact.
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Smith dislocation
A displacement upwards and backwards of the foot’s metatarsal bones and the internal cuneiform bone.
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