| SC | conditioned stimulus; sacrococcygeal; Sanitary Corps; scalenus [muscle]; scapula; Schwann cell; scia... |
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| S/C | subcutaneous, sugar-coated [pill] |
| sc | subcutaneous |
| SCE | secretory carcinoma of the endometrium; sister chromatid exchange; split hand-cleft lip/palate ectod... |
| SCIV | subcutaneous intravenous |
| SQ | Subcutaneous |
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| SAT | Subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| SBF | Subcutaneous blood flow |
| puncture wound | An injury from piercing or penetrating with a pointed object. Any puncture wound through tennis shoes (as with a nail) has a high risk of infection because the foam in tennis shoes can harbor a bacteria (pseudomonas). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| septic wound | A wound that has become infected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seton wound | A tangential perforating wound, the entrance and exit openings being on the same side of the body, head, or limb involved. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stab wound | <surgery> A puncture wound that is generated from the applied force of a sharp object, to make a deep, conical wound. (10 Mar 1998) |
| nonpenetrating wound | Injury, especially within the thorax or abdomen, produced without disruption of the surface of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sucking wound | A free communication between the atmosphere and the pleural space either via the lung or through the chest wall. Synonym: sucking wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical wound dehiscence | Separation of the layers of a surgical wound. It may be partial and superficial only, or complete, with disruption of all layers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical wound infection | Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision. (12 Dec 1998) |
| incised wound | A clean cut, as by a sharp instrument. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open wound | A wound in which the tissues are exposed to the air. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tangential wound | A perforating wound or seton wound that involves only one side of the part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastectomy, subcutaneous | Excision of breast tissue with preservation of overlying skin, nipple, and areola so that breast form may be reconstructed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medial malleolar subcutaneous bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the medial malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis, subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous | Under the skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
| subcutaneous acromial bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the acromion and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea acromialis, bursa of acromion. (05 Mar 2000) |