| sal | Origin: Hind. Sal, Skr. Cala. <botany> An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown colour, close-grained, and durable. Alternative forms: saul. <pharmacology> Salt. Sal absinthii [NL. <medicine> See Sal ammoniac, above. Spirits of ammonia. Origin: L. See Salt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sal alembroth | The product obtained by crystallization from a solution of equal parts of ammonium chloride and mercuric chloride. Synonym: salt of wisdom. Origin: an alchemist's term of unknown origin (05 Mar 2000) |
| sal ammoniac | <chemical> Ammonium chloride, (nh4)cl. A systemic acidifying agent that has been used as a diuretic and an expectorant. Chemical name: Ammonium chloride ((NH4)Cl) (12 Dec 1998) |
| sal diureticum | An electrolyte replenisher, as well as a urinary and systemic alkaliser, which can be administered orally or by intravenous infusion. Formerly, it was used as a diuretic and expectorant. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sal soda | Na2CO3-10H2O;used in the treatment of scaly skin diseases; otherwise rarely used in medicine because of its irritant action. Synonym: sal soda, soda, washing soda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sal volatile | A hydroalcoholic solution containing approximately 2% ammonia and 4% ammonium carbonate and the aromatics: lemon oil, lavender oil, and myristica oil. Used mainly by inhalation to produce reflex stimulation in persons who have fainted or are at risk of syncope. Synonym: sal volatile, smelling salts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salaam attack | In infants, a drop of the head on the chest due to loss of tone in the neck muscles as in epilepsia nutans, or to tonic spasm of anterior neck muscles as in West's syndrome, in adults, a nodding of the head from clonic spasm's of the sternomastoid muscles. Synonym: salaam attack, salaam spasm, spasmus nutans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salaam convulsions | Brief (1 to 3 seconds) muscular spasm's in infants with West's syndrome, which often appear as nodding or salaam spasm's. Synonym: salaam convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salaam spasm | In infants, a drop of the head on the chest due to loss of tone in the neck muscles as in epilepsia nutans, or to tonic spasm of anterior neck muscles as in West's syndrome, in adults, a nodding of the head from clonic spasm's of the sternomastoid muscles. Synonym: salaam attack, salaam spasm, spasmus nutans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salad | 1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc, usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc. "Leaves eaten raw termed salad." (I. Watts) 2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, especially. Chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad. <botany> Salad burnet, the common burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba), sometimes eaten as a salad in Italy. Origin: F. Salade, OIt. Salata, It. Insalata, fr. Salare to salt, fr. L. Sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Slaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| salagane | <zoology> The esculent swallow. See Esculent. Origin: From the Chinese name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Salah | M., 20th century Egyptian surgeon. See: Salah's sternal puncture needle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Salah's sternal puncture needle | A wide-bore needle for obtaining samples of red marrow from the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salal-berry | <botany> The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple colour. Origin: Probably of American Indian origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| salamander | 1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits. The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body, four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of scales. They are true Amphibia, related to the frogs. Formerly, it was a superstition that the salamander could live in fire without harm, and even extinguish it by the natural coldness of its body. "I have maintained that salamander of yours with fire any time this two and thirty years." (Shak) "Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience that on hot coals, it dieth immediately." (Sir T. Browne) 2. <zoology> The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States. 3. A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc, to brown it. 4. A large poker. 5. <chemistry> Solidofied material in a furnace hearth. Giant salamander. <zoology> A species of asbestus or mineral flax. Origin: F. Salamandre, L. Salamandra, Gr.; cf. Per. Samander, samandel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |