| Sibson's groove | A groove occasionally seen on the outer side of the thorax formed by the prominent lower border of the pectoralis major muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Sibson's muscle | <anatomy> An occasional independent muscular fasciculus between the scalenus anterior and medius, and having the same action and innervation. Synonym: musculus scalenus minimus, Albinus' muscle, Sibson's muscle, smallest scalene muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sibyl | 1. A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. The number of the sibyls is variously stated by different authors; but the opinion of Varro, that there were ten, is generally adopted. They dwelt in various parts of Persia, Greece, and Italy. 2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. "An old highland sibyl." Origin: L. Sibylla, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sibylline | Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls. Sibylline books. Books or documents of prophecies in verse concerning the fate of the Roman empire, said to have been purchased by Tarquin the Proud from a sibyl. Certain Jewish and early Christian writings purporting to have been prophetic and of sibylline origin. They date from 100 b. C. To a. D. 500. Origin: L. Sibyllinus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sic | This, to signalise exact transcription. (09 Jan 1998) |
| sicamore | <botany> See Sycamore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Sicard | Jean Anasthase, French physician, 1872-1929. See: Collet-Sicard syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sicca complex | Dryness of the mucous membranes, as of the eyes and mouth, in the absence of a connective tissue disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sicca syndrome | <syndrome> An immunologic disorder characterised by progressive destruction of the exocrine glands (sweat glands, lacrimal glands, salivary glands). Symptoms include dry eyes, dry mouth, persistent cough (dry airways) and lack of saliva. Approximately 30% also have rheumatoid arthritis. Kidney involvement (kidney dysfunction) is seen in 40% of patients. Sjogren's syndrome affects predominately females in their thirties to forties. The lungs, peripheral nerves, blood vessels (vasculitis) and thyroid may also be affected. (27 Sep 1997) |
| siccant | 1. Drying; removing moisture from surrounding substances. 2. A substance with such properties. Synonym: siccative. Origin: L. Siccans (-ant-), pres. P. Of sicco, pp. -atus, to dry (05 Mar 2000) |
| siccative | 1. Drying; removing moisture from surrounding substances. 2. A substance with such properties. Synonym: siccative. Origin: L. Siccans (-ant-), pres. P. Of sicco, pp. -atus, to dry (05 Mar 2000) |
| sicchasia | Synonym: nausea. 2. Loathing for food. Origin: G. Sikchasia, loathing, fr. Sikchos, squeamish (05 Mar 2000) |
| siccolabile | Subject to alteration or destruction on drying. Origin: L. Siccus, dry, + labilis, perishable (05 Mar 2000) |
| siccostabile | Siccostable Not subject to alteration or destruction on drying. Origin: L. Siccus, dry, + stabilis, stable (05 Mar 2000) |
| sick | 1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness. "Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever." (Mark i. 30) "Behold them that are sick with famine." (Jer. Xiv. 18) 2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache. 3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; with of; as, to be sick of flattery. "He was not so sick of his master as of his work." (L'Estrange) 4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned. "So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that, if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would either find or make some sick feathers in his wings. <medicine>" (Fuller) Sick bay, a variety of headache attended with disorder of the stomach and nausea. Sick list, a list containing the names of the sick. Sick room, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which he is confined by sickness. Synonym: Diseased, ill, disordered, distempered, indisposed, weak, ailing, feeble, morbid. Origin: These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc, are also written both hyphened and solid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |