| spirometry |
the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
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| spironolactone |
a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
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| spina bifida |
a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
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| spit |
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea utter with anger or contempt saliva: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches a skewer for holding meat over a fire sprinkle: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" skewer: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
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| spinal |
spinal anesthesia: anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"
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