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I put this list together as a student, so you will see some things in here that are quite simple. You will also see some words with *s/l* beside them. These are sound-alikes. I put them in the list, the way it sounded to me, then in the right column I entered the word the way it should be, or entered a possible alternative. There are prefixes, suffixes, drugs, abbreviations,etc. Some words have definitions, some do not. Please let me know if you run across any errors and I will correct them.
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| Word or Root | Definition |
| S1, S2, S3, S4 | heart sounds |
| SA Node | see sinoatrial node |
| sac | blister |
| saccule | smaller of two sacs with the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear |
| sacral | triangular shaped bone between 5th lumbar vertebra and the coccyx *tailbone* |
| sacral backache | |
| sacral dimpling | |
| sacraledema | presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid on the sacral |
| sacralization | |
| sacrum | part of the vertebral column that is directly connected with, or forms a part of the pelvis |
| safflower | herbal medicine |
| saffron | herbal medicine |
| SAH | systemic arterial hypertension or subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| saldaneck *s/l* drud | sulindac |
| saliva | digestive juice produced by salivary glands |
| salivary glands | three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva: parotid, submandibular *submaxillary*, and sublingual |
| salping- | ustachian tube or uterine tube |
| salpingectomy | excision of a uterine tube |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tube |
| Saltbush | allergen |
| San Joaquin valley fever | another name for Coccidioidomycosis, a granulomatous lung disease |
| Sandal gap deformity | a characteristic of Down's syndrome |
| sanicle | herbal medicine |
| SaO2 | SaO2 - percent saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen in the arterial blood; in the venous blood - SvO2 |
| saphenous vein | vessel most often removed for coronary artery bypass |
| saphenous vein stripping | performed to treat varicosities |
| sarc- | flesh |
| sarcoidosis | |
| sarsaparilla root | herbal medicine |
| sartorius | tendon |
| sassafras leaf & root | herbal medicine |
| Satinsky | type of angled clamp |
| satoniglavars *s/l* | Cytomegalovirus |
| saw palmetto | herbal medicine - over the counter - for urinary hesitency |
| saw palmetto berry | herbal medicine |
| SC | subcutaneous *injection under the skin* |
| scabies | contagious disease caused by a parasite *mite* that invades the skin, causing an intense itch |
| scabo | to scratch |
| scaffoid | abdomen soft, scaffoid and nontender |
| scale | a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis *dandruff* |
| scalp stimulation | for fetal heart monitoring |
| scanogram | |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| scarlatiniform | re: rash |
| scarring | |
| scd boots *s/l* | SCD boots *sequential compression devices - stockings* |
| Schatzker | ex: Schatzker's VI open right tibia fracture |
| Scheuermann disease | condition affecting the intervertebral cartilage |
| Schirmer test | test of tear production in which a piece of filter paper is inserted over the conjunctival sac of the lower lid |
| schizophrenia | |
| Schlemm, canal of | duct in anterior chamber that carries filtered aqueous humor to the veins and bloodstream |
| Schwann, sheath of | fine membrane which covers each axon in the peripheral nerves |
| Schwannoma, vestibular | a benign neoplasm arising from connective tissue cells in the perineurium of the eighth cranial nerve called an acoustic neuroma |
| sciatic neuralgia | pain radiating from the back to the buttock and into the lower extremity, Pain anywhere olong the sciatic nerve. |
| sciatic neuritis | pain radiating from the back to the buttock and into the lower extremity, Pain anywhere olong the sciatic nerve. |
| sciatica | pain radiating from the back to the buttock and into the lower extremity, Pain anywhere along the sciatic nerve. |
| scler- | hard or sclera |
| sclera | white of the eye; surrounds the optic nerve at the back of the eyeball |
| sclerae | |
| scleral buckle | performed to correct strabismus |
| scleral buckling | |
| scleritis | inflammation of the sclera |
| sclerosis | condition of hard |
| sclerotherapy | use of schlerosing *hardening* agents in treating diseases *e.g. injection of a saline solution into a dilated blood vessel tumor in the skin, resulting in hardening of the tissue within and eventual sloughing away of the lesion* |
| scoli- | twisted |
| scolio- | twisted or crooked |
| scoliosis | abnormal curvature of the spine |
| scope | instrument for examination |
| scopy-examination | |
| scotoma | blind spots in vision |
| Scottie dog sign | |
| scout film | plain x-ray taken to detect any obvious pathology before further imaging *e.g. a KUB before an IVP* |
| Scriptene *AZT-P-ddI* | |
| scrootchin *s/l* | escutcheon |
| scrotum | a bag; skin covered puch in the groin that is divided into two sacs, each containg a testis and an epididymis |
| scullcap | herbal medicine |
| SD | Scleroderma |
| seated implants *s/l* | seeded implants |
| seawrack | herbal medicine |
| seb | oil *sebum* |
| sebaceous glands | oil glands in the skin |
| seborrhea | skin condition caused by hypersection of sebum *oily substance secreted from skin* from sebaceous glands |
| sebum | oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands *oil glands in the skin* |
| secondary lesions | lesions that result in changes to primary lesions |
| second-degree | |
| secretory endometrium | |
| secunda gravida *s/l* | secundagravida *one word* |
| secundigravida | two pregnancies |
| seizure | sudden, transient disturbances of brain function resulting from abnormal firing of nerve impulses *that may or may not be associated with convulsion* |
| Seldinger technique | used most often to initiate heart catheterization |
| sella turcica | where the pituitary gland is located |
| semen | a mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbbourethral glands discharged from the male urethra during orgasm |
| semen analysis | study of the semen, including the sperm count with observation of form and motility; usually performed to rule out male infertility |
| semicircular canals | three canals within the inner ear that contain specialized receptor cells that generate nerve impulses with body movement |
| semi-half | |
| semilunar | pertaining to half moon |
| seminal vesicle | one of two sac-like structures lying behind the bladder and connected to the vas deferens on each side - secretes an alkaline substance into the semen to enable the sperm to live longer |
| semino- | seed |
| seminoma | common type of malignant tumor of the testicle |
| semitubular fiber-type plate | a 6-hole semitubular fiber type plate was…… |
| senna | herbal medicine |
| senoid wing meningioma *s/l* | sphenoid wing meningioma |
| sensorineural hearing loss | hearing impairment caused by lesions or dysfunction of the cochlea or auditory nerve |
| sensory deficit | loss or impairment of sensation |
| sensory nerves | nerves that conduct impulses from the body parts and carry sensory information to the brain - also called afferent nerves |
| sepsis | infection; contamination |
| septated hydrocele | |
| septal defect | hole between the atria or ventricles |
| septoplasty | |
| sequela | a disorder or condition after, and usually resulting from; a previous disease or injury |
| sequelae | any abnormal condition that follws as a result of a disease, treatment, or injury; e.g., scar formation after a laceration |
| sequestrum | something laid aside; dead bone tissue from loss of blood supply *e.g. after a fracture* |
| Serentil *mesoridazine* | phenothiazine derivative |
| Serevent: bronchodilator | |
| serial cardiac enzymes | |
| seronegative | re: rheumatoid arthritis |
| seropositive | |
| seroquill *s/l* | Seroquel dopamine and serotonin antagonist for schizophrenia |
| serosanguinous | |
| serotonin | a neurotransmitter that serves as the precurser to melatonin |
| serous otitis | |
| serous surface papillomas | also adenofibroma |
| serulaplasma *s/l* | ceruloplasmin |
| serum | body fluid |
| serum calcium level | 9.2 mg/dL; if falls below this is considered to be deficient |
| serum glucose | lab test |
| serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase | SGOT: serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| serum sodium | lab test |
| Sestambibi Exercise test | |
| sestamibi scan | Tc-99m sestamibi scan |
| setinal patch *s/l* | fentanyl patch *pain releiver* |
| SGOT | serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| SH | social history |
| Shacklee vitamins | |
| sheath of Schwann | fine membrane which covers each axon in the peripheral nerves |
| shingles | herpes zoster |
| shock | low systemic blood pressure with poor perfusion |
| shock lung | Shock Lung - clinical terminology for Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome *ARDS* |
| shotty - hard and round | shoddy - poor quality |
| shotty cervical lymphadenopathy | bird-shot like enlarged lymph nodes in the neck |
| shrinking lung | Shrinking Lung *term used for any form of pulmonary fibrosis* |
| Shur-Clens | a wound cleanser |
| SIADH | excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone |
| sial- | saliva |
| sialoadenitis | inflammation of a salavary gland |
| sialorrhea | |
| sibilant | shrill or hissing breath sound |
| siclobenzaprine *s/l* | cyclobenzaprine *Flexeril* - a skeletal muscle relaxant |
| sicodeses *s/l* | sarcoidosis |
| siderosilicosis | |
| siderosis | |
| SIDH *s/l* | SIADH - syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
| Sig: | label; instruction to the patient |
| sigmoid- | sigmoid colon *resembles an "s"* |
| sigmoidoscopy | examination of the sigmoid colon with a rigid or flexible sigmoidoscope |
| sign | a mark; objective evidence of disease that can be seen or verified by an examiner |
| silicosis | glass dust in lungs |
| sillium *s/l* | psyllium - generic for Metamucil |
| Simmonds disease | panhypopituitarism |
| sincopal | |
| sincopy *s/l* | syncope - long e sound - fainting or loss of consciousness due to temporary defficiency of blood supply to the brain |
| sinistr | left or on the left side |
| sinkopee *s/l* | syncope |
| sinoatrial node *SA node* | the pacemaker; highly specialized neurological tissue impeded in the wall of the right atrium responsible for initiating electric cinduction of the heartbeat, causing the atria to contract and firing conduction of impulses to the AV node |
| sinophils *s/l* | eosinophils |
| sinus- | sinus *cavity* |
| sinus, pyriform | |
| sinus tarsay *s/l* | sinus tarsi |
| sinuses | air-filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinuses |
| sirrosis | see cirrhosis |
| sitology | study of food |
| sixth-nerve palsy | or 6th nerve, or VIth nerve |
| Sjogren's disease | j as .. Over it |
| skeleton, appendicular | bones of shoulders, pelvis, and upper & lower extremities |
| skeleton, axial | bones of skull, vertebral column, chest, and hyoid bone *u-shaped bone lying at the base of the tongue* |
| Skene glands | located around the urethra |
| skin grafting, allograft | donor transfer between persons of the same species such as human to human *homo=same* |
| skin grafting, auto graft | transfer to a new position in the body of the same person *auto=self* |
| skin grafting, heterograft | graft transfer from one animal species to one of another species *hetero=different* |
| skin grafting, homograft | donor transfer between persons of the same species such as human to human *homo=same* |
| skin test, patch | substance is applied topically to the skin on a small piece of blotting paper or wet cloth |
| skin test, scratch | substance is applied to the skin through a scratch |
| skin tests | methods for determining the reaction of the body to a given substance by applying it to or injecting it into the skin |
| sleep apnea | periods of breathing cessation that occur during sleep, often causing snoring |
| sleeve | inserted into with the trocar during laparoscopic abdominal surgery |
| slippery elm | herbal medicine |
| slit lamp biomicroscopy | use of a tabletop microscope used to examine the eye, especially the cornea, lens, fluids, and membranes |
| slit-lamp | |
| Slo-bid | drug |
| Slocum's maneuver | |
| Slow-bid | |
| Slow-K 1 | *potassium chloride*electrolyte replenisher; for potassium depletion caused from vomiting, diarhhia, etc |
| small intestine | tubular structure that digests food received from the stomach |
| smooth mass | |
| smotherweed | allergen |
| snare | used to remove nasal polyps |
| Snellen eye chart | |
| Snelling test *s/l* | Snellen test *eye test* |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| soas *s/l* | psoas |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| sodium ferric gluconate *Ferrlecit* | drug for iron deficiency anemia |
| soft tissue mass | |
| solar | sun |
| solomon’s seal root | herbal medicine |
| Solu-Cortef | drug |
| Solu-Medrol | corticsteroid used to releive swelling, inflammation, redness, itching - generic methylprednisolone |
| somat- | body |
| somatotropin | growth hormone |
| somn- | sleep |
| son | sound |
| Sonata | gen=zaleplon *for insomnia* |
| sonogram | record of sound |
| sonogram, abdominal | ultrasound image of the abdomen to detect disease or deformity in organs and vascular structures *liver, pancreas, gallbladder, etc* |
| sonograph | instrument for recording sound |
| sonography | use of high frequency sound waves *ultrasound* to visualize tissues or structures *e.g., muscles, ligaments, displacements, etc |
| sonography, endoscopic | an endoscopic procedure using a sonograph transducer within an endoscope to examine a body cavity and make sonographic images |
| sound*ing* | instrument used to locate the opening of a cavity or to reveal the contents of a canal or cavity *stones in bladder, deoth of uterus* |
| sounded | uterine cavity sounded to a depth of |
| SP | Spontaneous Pneumothorax *SP* |
| spacer | Spacer - device designed to hold an aerosol metered-dose inhaler *MDI* for optimum delivery of the drug into the lungs; ie Aerochamber® . [Spacer Boot Camp] |
| spadias | to draw away |
| SPAP *s/l* | SPEP |
| spasm | drawing in; involuntary contraction of a muscle |
| spasm-involuntary contraction | |
| spastic | uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles causing stiff and awkward movements *resembles spasm* |
| spearchucking | pain when attempting to throw, or chuck a spear *or pretend to* |
| specific gravity | *SpGr* measure of the kidneys ability to concentrate or dilute urine |
| specific gravity | dictated as 10 10 = typed 1.010 |
| specific gravity | dictated as 6 6 = 6.6 |
| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
| SPECT brain scan | scan combining nuclear medicine and computed tomography to produce images of the brain after administration of radioactive isotopes |
| speedwell | herbal medicine |
| spheno- | wedge-shaped |
| sphenoid wing meningioma | |
| sperm | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the ovum in the female to produce offspring |
| spermatogenesis | the formation of sperm |
| spermatozoon | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the ovum in the female to produce offspring |
| spermicidals | creams, gellies, lotions, or foams containing agents that kill sperm |
| SPH | Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension |
| sphincter | band |
| sphygm- | pulse |
| spider angioma | a tiny, red, blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole, most commonly seen on the face,neck, or chest |
| spikenard | herbal medicine |
| spin- | spine *thorn* |
| spina bifida | congenital defect in the spinal column characterized by the absence of vertebral arches, odten resulting in pouching of spinal membranes or tissue |
| spina bifida occulta | condition in which there is a defect of the vertebral canal without protrusion of the cord or meninges |
| spinal cord | column of nervous tissue from the brainstem through the vertebrae, responsible for nerve conduction to and from the brain and the body |
| spinal nerves | 31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord |
| spinal tap | LP *lumbar puncture* |
| spinnbarkeit | procedure for examination of cervical mucous |
| spir- | breathing |
| spiro | breathing |
| spiro- | breathing |
| spirometer | Spirometer - an instrument for measuring volume of air entering and leaving the lungs |
| spirometry | process of measuring breathing |
| spirometry before and after | |
| splinting | use of a rigid device to immobilize or restrain a broken bone or injured body part |
| splinting | a word also used in connection with respiratiry distress |
| spondy- | vertebra |
| spondylolisthesis | forward displacement of one vertebra over another |
| spondylosis | |
| spondylosyndesis | spinal fusion |
| Spontaneous Pneumothorax *SP* | Spontaneous Pneumothorax *SP* - an inherited condition characterized by weak areas in the pleural lining of the lung. Small air-filled blisters, called blebs, may form which occasionally rupture causing air to leak from the lung into the chest cavity. Also called Blebs Disease. |
| sponylosis | stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae |
| Sporanox PulsePak | Ex: for tinia unguium *has 7 blisters of 4 caps* |
| spot films | also, pressure spot fills, compression spot films |
| sprain | injury to a ligament caused by joint trauma but without joint dislocation or fracture |
| spun clean-catch | urine specimen - cleansing of the external genetalia, start urine stream allow first part to escape, then collecting remainder |
| spun hematocrit | |
| spurring | |
| spurs | |
| sputum | Sputum - mucus, phlegm or other substances coughed up from the respiratory tract |
| SQ | subcutaneous *injection under the skin* |
| squam | scale |
| squam | scale |
| squamocolumnar junction | where pap smear is taken from |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant tumor of the squamas epithelium |
| squamous cell layer | flat scle-like epithelial cells comprising outermost layers od the epidermis |
| squaring | ex: squaring of the medial femoral condyle |
| SR | systems review |
| ss | one-half |
| SSEP monitoring | |
| SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| St. Johns-wort | herbal medicine |
| stage D3 | Not stage D-3 |
| Stamm G Tube | |
| stapedectomy | excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis |
| stapedectomy | re-establishes linkage between the incus and oval window |
| stapes | stirrup; last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| staph | not staff *staphyoococcus* |
| staph hominus *s/l* | staphylococcus hominis |
| staphylococcus | |
| star anis | herbal medicine |
| stasis | stillness; disorder in which the flow of a fluid through a vessel of the body is slowed or halted |
| stasis dermatitis | a common result of venous insufficiency of the legs beginning with ankle adema and progressing to tan pigmentation, patchy erythema, petechiae, and induration |
| STAT | immediately |
| statis | stillness; stop or stand |
| status asthmaticus | status asthmaticus |
| status epilepticus | a patient experiencing a series of grand mal seizures without waking intervals |
| stavudine *Zerit* | antiviral agent |
| stazo- | upon |
| steat- | fat |
| steatorrhea | feces containing fat |
| stem cell transplant | procedure used with breast cancer |
| sten | narrow |
| sten- | narrow |
| stenosis | narrowing of a part |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophila | type of bronchitis |
| stent placement | use of a divice used to hold open vessels or tubes |
| step offs | re: trauma or fracture |
| stere- | three-dimensional or solid |
| stereognosis | |
| stereostatic radiosurgery | |
| stereotactic breast biopsy | x-ray imaging using a specialized stereotactic frame and computer to calculate, precisely locate, and direct a needle into a breast lesion for removal of a core specimen |
| stereotaxic radiosurgury | |
| stern- | sternum *breastbone* |
| sternocleido muscle | |
| sternomastoid | |
| sternotomy | traditional coronary artery bypass is done through this median |
| stero- | solid substance |
| steroid hormones | regulate carbohydrate metabolism and salt and water balance; some effect on sexual characteristics |
| steroids | group names for lipids that contain a hydrogenated ring system; adrenocortical hormone is one of them |
| steth- | chest |
| stiff lung | Stiff Lung *term applied to any form of pulmonary fibrosis* |
| Still's disease | juevenile rheumatoid arthritis |
| stoma | opening |
| stomach | sac-like organ that chemically mixes and prepares food received from the esophagus |
| stomat | mouth |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the oral structures with herpesvirus |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| stomy-creation of an opening | |
| stool culture and sensitivity | isoloation of a stool specimen in a culture medium to identify disease-casing organisms; if present, the drugs to which they are sensitive are listed |
| stool occult blood study | achemical test of stool specimen to detect the presence of blood; positive findings indicate bleeding in the GI tract |
| stove-up | stoved finger means stubbed, staved or stoved means to crush or break inward |
| Stove's disease *s/l* | Still's disease |
| strabismus | a condition of eye misalignment caused by intraocular muscle imbalance |
| strain | overstretching of muscle injury |
| strapendectomy *s/l* | strapedectomy - excision of the stapes of the ear |
| strep | type as streptococcous |
| stress echocardiogram | an echocardiogram of the heart recorded during the induction of controlled physical exercise *treadmill or bicycle* or a pharmaceutical agent that produces the effect of exercise in patients unable to ambulate--useful in detecting conditions such as ischemia, infarction, etc. |
| stress electrocardiogram | an ECG of the heart recorded during the induction of controlled physical exercise using a treadmill or ergometer *bicycle*, useful in detecting conditions |
| striae | example: extremities exam, no cyanosis, striae, vascular lesions or scars |
| stridor | a high-pitched crowing sound that is a sign of obstruction in the upper airway *trachea or larynx |
| stroke volume | the volume of blood pumped by one ventricle during one beat |
| stroke volume *SV* | measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle of the heart per minute |
| STT arthritis | scaphoid, trapezium, trapazoid |
| scaphoid waist fracture | |
| STT fusion | scaphoid, trapezium, trapazoid |
| styloid process | process on temporal bone |
| subacromial | |
| subacromial impingement | |
| sub Q *s/l* | subq = subcutaneous |
| sub-beneath | |
| subcostal-intercostal retractions | |
| subcutaneous | under the skin |
| subcutaneous layer | connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| sublingual gland | one of three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva: parotid, submandibular *submaxillary*, and sublingual |
| subluxation | a partial dislocation |
| submacular | |
| submandibular *submaxillary* gland | one of three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva: parotid, submandibular *submaxillary*, and sublingual |
| submaxillary *submandibular* gland | one ofthree pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva: parotid, submandibular *submaxillary*, and sublingual |
| submental salivary glands | |
| submucous fibromyomata | |
| submucous resection | |
| suboccipital craniectomy | |
| subplatysmal flaps | |
| subq sub Q | type out subcutaneous |
| substernal | |
| substernally | below the sternum |
| substernoclyomasoid *s/l* | sub-sternocleidomastoid |
| succussion splash | |
| sudamonas *s/l* | Pseudomonas |
| sudotumor *s/l* | pseudotumor |
| sudor | sweat |
| sudoriferous glands | secrete water & some wastes from skin |
| sudoriferous glands | sweat glands |
| sugar-tong splint | |
| Sulamyd ophthalmic solution | |
| sulci | ditch; shallow grroves that separate gyri |
| sulcus | a shallow groove or depression or a furrow on the surface of an organ - not as deep as a fissure, but both words usually used interchangeably |
| sulcus tumor | |
| sulfonamide | |
| sulfonylureas | plural for classification of diabetes drugs |
| sumach berry & bark | herbal medicine |
| summer savory leaf | herbal medicine |
| sun | use of a hormone to remedy a deficiency or regulate production *e.g. testosterone* |
| super-excessive | |
| superficial | toward the body surface |
| superior | denotes upward orientation |
| supernumerary | pertaining to excessive numbers *too many to count* |
| supernumerary nipple | presence of more than one nipple on a breast |
| supination | turning upward or forward of the palmar *palms of the hand* surface or plantar surface *sole of the foot* |
| supine position | lying on the back *on the spine* |
| suppos | suppository |
| suppuration | production of purulent matter *pus* |
| supra-above | |
| supraglottic | |
| suprapatellar | |
| suprarenal | pertaining to above the kidney |
| suprarenal glands | located next to each kidney, the adrenal cortex secretes steroid hormones and the adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine |
| Suprax | antibiotic |
| surface antigen | |
| surgical loupe | used to magnify small structures |
| suscipiens | to take up |
| suspensory ligaments | attach the lens to the ciliary muscle |
| suture -Ethilon | nylon suture *example: repaired using 4-0 Ethilon X 4* |
| suture, chromic | repaired with 2-0 and 3-0 chromic sutures |
| suture, Vicryl | |
| SV | stroke volume |
| SVC | Slow Vital Capacity |
| Swan-Ganz catheter | inserted into the pulmonary artery to monitor blood pressure during open heart surgery |
| sweats | sweats |
| SX | Symptoms *SX* - subjective indications experienced by the patient, ie chest pain *see signs* |
| symbiosis | presence of life together |
| Symmetrel | chills, headache, fever, viremia |
| sympathetic nervous system | division of the ANS concerned primarily with preparing the body in stressful or emergency situations |
| sympathomimetic | mimics the effect of the sympathetic nervous system |
| symphysococcygeal | |
| symptom | occurrence; subjective evidence of disease that is perceived by the patient and often noted in his/her own words |
| sym-together or with | |
| Synalgos | |
| synapse | space through which nerve impulses are transmitted |
| synarthrosis | an immovable joint |
| syncope | fainting |
| syndactylism | webbing together of toes or fingers |
| syndactyly | webbed digits |
| synov- | synovium |
| synovia | the lubricating fluid of the joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths |
| synovial cyst | synovial = pertaining to, consisting, or secreting synovia, the lubricating fluid of the joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths |
| synovial fluid | lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane |
| synovial frena/frenula | re: ligament |
| synovial fringe | |
| synthetic conjugated estrogens *Cenestin* | drug for menopause |
| Synthroid | drug |
| syn-together or with | |
| syphilis | infection disease caused by a spirochete transmitted by direct intimate contact that may involve and organ or tissue over time, usually manifested first on the skin with the appearance of small painless red papules that erode and form bloodless ulcers called chancres |
| syrinx | |
| sysmibby *s/l* | Sestamibi *excercise test* |
| systemic | relating to the whole body rather than only a part |
| systemic circulation | circulation of blood throughout the body through arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and veins to deliver oxygen and nutrients to body tissues |
| systole | contraction phase of the heartbeat |
| systole | to contract; period in the cardiac cycle when the heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and pulmonary artery |
| systolic murmur |