Glossary
BioScience.com.pk try the best to avoid the use of medical terms that could make it more difficult to understand the information on this website. Still, there are a number of terms that can't be avoided and that are useful to know because they are so often used by the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with whom you might speak. The list below includes the terms used on BioScience.com.pk for which we have provided definitions.
Term | Definition |
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SDS | Also known as: Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome |
Senile plaque | Areas of dead nerve cells and protein deposits in the brain |
Sensitivity | In the clinical laboratory: |
Septicemia | Serious infection in which disease-causing organisms are present in the blood, usually resulting from spread of an infection from a specific site |
Sequela | Abnormality resulting as a consequence of a disease, injury or treatment |
Serotype | A group of related microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, that possess different antigens that are distinguished as unique by the immune system |
Serum | The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot forms |
Serum Sickness | |
Shock | A condition in which blood flow is inadequate to keep critical organs performing properly; it is often recognized by markedly low blood pressure with evidence of poor function of the brain, kidneys, heart, and/or liver. It is a medical emergency that can lead to serious damage and/or death. |
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome | Also known as: SDS
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Sideroblastic Anemia | An iron disorder and form of anemia resulting from the inability to incorporate iron into hemoglobin in red blood cells (RBCs); it is characterized by the buildup of iron within developing RBCs resulting in abnormal RBCs called sideroblasts. Since the RBCs cannot develop normally, this condition causes anemia. |
Sigmoidoscopy | Examination of the rectum and lower colon with a rigid or flexible lighted instrument |
Sign | Evidence of a disease or condition perceived by a physician or person other than the patient |
Somatic Cells | All body cells, except the reproductive cells |
Specificity | In the clinical laboratory: |