| SJS | Stevens-Johnson syndrome; stiff joint syndrome; Swyer-James syndrome |
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| SL | sarcolemma; sclerosing leukoencephalopathy; secondary leukemia; segment length; sensation level; sen... |
| SLS | segment long-spacing; short-leg splint; single limb support; Sjogren-Larsson syndrome; stagnant loop... |
| AIS | Androgen Insensitive Syndrome = Testicular Feminization Syndrome |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction - Complications(Cx) 1. Early ... |
| Paget-von Schrotter syndrome | <syndrome> Stress thrombosis or spontaneous thrombosis of the subclavian or axillary vein; a thoracic-outlet syndrome. Synonym: effort-induced thrombosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| radicular syndrome | A group of symptoms resulting from any interference with the intradural portion of one or more spinal nerve roots; the chief symptoms are pain, paresthesia, hypesthesia, or hyperesthesia, motor, trophic, and reflex disturbances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| painful-bruising syndrome | <syndrome> An intense inflammatory reaction to slight extravasation of blood, due to an allergic sensitivity to red blood cells; more commonly seen in adult women. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mad Hatter syndrome | <syndrome> Gastrointestinal and central nervous system manifestations of chronic mercury poisoning, including stomatitis, diarrhoea, ataxia, tremor, hyperreflexia, sensorineural impairment, and emotional instability; previously seen in workers in lead manufacturing who put mercury-containing materials in their mouths to make them more pliable. Origin: fr. Char. In Alice in Wonderland (05 Mar 2000) |
| Maffucci's syndrome | <syndrome> Enchondromatosis with multiple cavernous haemangiomas. Synonym: dyschondroplasia with haemangiomas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mafucci syndrome | <syndrome> Rare, multiple enchondromata, 40 - 45% malignant transformation leading to chondrosarcoma, multiple cavernous haemangiomata, may degenerate leading to angiosarcoma Cf: Ollier disease (12 Dec 1998) |
| Magendie-Hertwig syndrome | <clinical sign> Skew deviation of the eyes in acute cerebellar lesions. Synonym: Magendie-Hertwig syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buchem's syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited skeletal dysplasia, with mandibular enlargement and thickening of the diaphyses and calvaria, and increased serum alkaline phosphatase; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: generalised cortical hyperostosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paleostriatal syndrome | <syndrome> An intention tremor beginning in one extremity, gradually increasing in intensity, and subsequently involving other parts of the body. Synonym: progressive cerebellar tremor. Facial paralysis, otalgia, and herpes zoster resulting from viral infection of the seventh cranial nerve and geniculate ganglion, a form of juvenile paralysis agitans associated with primary atrophy of the pallidal system. Synonym: paleostriatal syndrome, pallidal syndrome. Synonym: Ramsay Hunt's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van der Hoeve's syndrome | <syndrome> A subtype of osteogenesis imperfecta in which progressive conductive hearing loss begins in childhood because of stapedial fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vanished testis syndrome | <syndrome> Absence of both testes in a male with normal chromosomes (XY) and otherwise normal genitalia at birth and during childhood. Testes were present in at least the first trimester of gestation, but vanished sometime thereafter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vanishing lung syndrome | <syndrome> Progressive decrease of radiographic opacity of the lung caused by accelerated development of emphysema or rapid cystic destruction of the lung from infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pallidal syndrome | <syndrome> An intention tremor beginning in one extremity, gradually increasing in intensity, and subsequently involving other parts of the body. Synonym: progressive cerebellar tremor. Facial paralysis, otalgia, and herpes zoster resulting from viral infection of the seventh cranial nerve and geniculate ganglion, a form of juvenile paralysis agitans associated with primary atrophy of the pallidal system. Synonym: paleostriatal syndrome, pallidal syndrome. Synonym: Ramsay Hunt's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pallister-killian syndrome | <syndrome> A condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism (an abnormal chromosome 12 in some cells). (12 Dec 1998) |
| Raeder's paratrigeminal syndrome | <syndrome> A postganglionic Horner's syndrome associated with trigeminal nerve dysfunction caused by involvement of the carotid sympathetic plexus, near Mechel' cave. (05 Mar 2000) |