| schizophrenia |
(skiz-o-fre-ne-ah): A common type of psychosis characterized by hallucinations and/or delusions, personality changes, withdrawal, and serious thought and speech disturbances.
Ãâó: www.indianpsychiatry.com/Glossary.htm
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| Schatzki's ring |
An esophageal ring located in the lower portion of the esophagus which is benign. It may or may not cause difficulty with swallowing. An endoscopy can allow for this to be dilated if a patient has difficulty swallowing food.
Ãâó: www.gastromd.com/definitionss.html
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| schist |
a metamorphic rock with layered, flat minerals
Ãâó: www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/rc/dictionar...
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| Scheuermann's disease |
Inflammation of the anterior cartilage of the bodies of the lower thoracic and upper segments, causing pain in some older, growing children. There is more than 5 degrees of wedging of at least three adjacent vertebrae as seen on radiographs.
Ãâó: www.condell.org/libertyville/neurosurgery/neurolog...
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| schedule |
1. A list. See tariff schedule. 2. A graph of a list of data; thus also a curve. See demand schedule.
Ãâó: www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/s.html
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