| scarification test | A test, e.g., Pirquet's test, in which a material is pricked or scratched into the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| scarificator | <surgery> An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets moved simultaneously by a spring, for making slight incisions. Origin: Cf. F. Scarificateur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scarifier | 1. One who scarifies. 2. <surgery> The instrument used for scarifying. 3. <agriculture> An implement for stripping and loosening the soil, without bringing up a fresh surface. "You have your scarifiers to make the ground clean." (Southey) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scarify | To abrade, scratch, or modify the surface. To scratch the impervious seed coat of a hard seed. To break the surface of the soil. (09 Oct 1997) |
| scarious | Dry and membranous. (09 Oct 1997) |
| scarlatina | An acute illness, characterised by a reddish skin rash, which is caused by a systemic infection with the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| scarlatina haemorrhagica | A form of scarlatina in which blood extravasates into the skin and mucous membranes, giving to the eruption a dusky hue; frequent bleeding from the nose and into the intestine also occurs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlatina latens | Latent scarlatina, a form of scarlatina in which the rash is absent, but other complications of streptococcal infection occur, such as acute nephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlatina maligna | A severe scarlet fever in which the patient is quickly overcome with the intensity of the systemic intoxication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlatina rheumatica | A tropical disease caused by dengue virus (Arbovirus), that is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito of the genus Aedes). Four severity grades of the illness are seen: grade I (fever and constitutional symptoms), grade II (grade I plus spontaneous bleeding of skin, gums or gastrointestinal tract), grade III (grade II plus agitation and circulatory failure) and grade IV (profound shock). Grade I infection is seen most frequently in world travelers, where it is usually self-limited and rarely fatal. The other grades are referred to as dengue haemorrhagic fever and are often fatal. Dengue haemorrhagic fever appears to be an infection by one of the other dengue viruses. Prior immunity to a different dengue virus type appears to be important in the development of the more serious haemorrhagic form. Vaccines are available. Protection from mosquitoes is an important preventive measure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| scarlatina simplex | A mild form of the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlatinal | Relating to scarlatina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlatinal nephritis | Acute glomerulonephritis occurring as a complication of scarlet fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlatinella | Synonym: Filatov Dukes' disease. Origin: dim. Of scarlatina (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlatiniform | Resembling scarlatina, denoting a rash. Synonym: scarlatinoid. (05 Mar 2000) |