| LOC | laxative of choice; level of consciousness; liquid organic compound; locus of control; loss of consc... |
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| M+Am | compound myopic astigmatism |
| MLC | minimum lethal concentration; mixed leukocyte culture; mixed ligand chelate; mixed lymphocyte concen... |
| NOSAC | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compound |
| QAC | quaternary ammonium compound |
| simple skull fracture | Fracture with intact overlying scalp and/or mucous membranes. Synonym: simple skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Skillern's fracture | Fracture of distal radius with greenstick fracture of neighboring portion of ulna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skull fracture | <orthopaedics> A injury to the cranium with sufficient force to fracture one of the bones with comprise the skull. The temporal bone is the most often fractured. See: head injury. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Smith's fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the radius at the wrist that results in volar (palmar) angulation of the distal fracture fragment, opposite the Colles fracture. (27 Sep 1997) |
| spine fracture | A break in the bony cortex of the vertebrae. Spine fractures must be assessed as stable or unstable. Unstable spine fractures pose a risk of spinal cord injury due to abnormal movement at the fracture site. (27 Sep 1997) |
| spiral fracture | A fracture the line of which is helical in the bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splintered fracture | A comminuted fracture in which the fragments are long and sharp-pointed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spontaneous fracture | A fracture occurring without any external injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sprain fracture | An avulsion fracture in which a small portion of adjacent bone has been pulled or pushed off. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stable fracture | A fracture that does not tend to displace once it has been reduced and immobilised. (05 Mar 2000) |
| navicular fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the scaphoid (navicular) bone in the wrist. The most common method of injury is a fall on an outstretched hand in an adult. In children, this same type of fall more commonly results in a Colles fracture. (27 Sep 1997) |
| stellate fracture | A fracture in which the lines of break radiate from a central point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stellate skull fracture | A skull fracture with multiple linear fractures radiating from the site of impact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurogenic fracture | A fracture in bone weakened by disease of the nerve supply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strain fracture | The tearing off, by a sudden force, of a piece of bone attached to a tendon, ligament, or capsule; the force may be exogenous or endogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |