+rickets.+ Disease of early childhood characterized by defective nutrition of the bony structures. +Roentgen rays.+ (See X-ray.) +rotated.+ Turned about or around on its own axis. +S+ +sac.+ Pouch; bursa. +saccharomyces.+ The yeast fungi. +salicylate of mercury.+ A salt of mercury and salicylic acid. +salvarsan.+ The Ehrlich-Hata anti-syphilitic preparation; known also as No. 606. +saphenous vein.+ The ascending vein of the lower limb which empties into the femoral vein. +saprophyte.+ A microorganism which normally grows on dead matter. +sapremia.+ Intoxication due to absorption of dead saprophytes into the system. +saprophytic.+ Pertaining to saprophytes. +sarcoma.+ A malignant connective tissue tumor. +scaphoid.+ One of the small bones of the wrist. One of the bones of the tarsus. +scar.+ Mark of a wound. +scarlet fever.+ Scarlatina. An acute exanthematous disease. +schizomycetes.+ The fisson fungi microorganisms; bacteria; putrefaction; organic decomposition, decay. +sclerosis.+ Induration and overgrowth of the connective tissue of an organ. +scope.+ View, as in stethoscope, an instrument originally devised for aid in hearing the respiratory or c a r d i a c s o u n d s in the chest. +scrotum.+ The sac containing the testicles. +sebum.+ The fat excreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin. +secare-sect.+ To cut, as in dissect, to cut apart or separate the tissues of the body in the study of anatomy. +sedative.+ Calming, quieting. +senile.+ Relating to old age. +sensibility.+ The consciousness of sensation. +sensory.+ Pertaining to sensation. +sepsis.+ (See septicemia.) +septicemia.+ An infection characterized by the presence of bacteria and their toxins in the blood. +sequestrum.+ A fragment of necrosed bone. +serous.+ Relating to, containing or producing serum. +serum.+ A clear watery fluid moistening the surface of serous membranes or exudate resulting from inflammation of any of those membranes. +shaft.+ The part of a long bone between its ends. +shock.+ A sudden physical or mental disturbance. +sinus.+ A hollow cavity recess, or pocket in the body tissues. +skiagraph.+ A shadow. The production of photographs by means of Roentgen rays. +skin.+ The membranous covering of the body. +skiving.+ Splitting or paring materials for adjusting shields to surfaces on the foot. +slough.+ Necrosed tissue separated from living structure. +smallpox.+ Variola; an acute eruptive contagious disease. +sodium chloride.+ Common table salt. +sodium hydroxide.+ Caustic soda. Used for its caustic effects. +sodium sulphate.+ Colorless crystals. Glauber’s salt; a purgative. +sodium urate.+ The substance found in gouty nodes; chalk-stone. +spasm.+ An involuntary convulsive muscular contraction. +spirillum.+ A genus of spirillaceae containing rigid cells with polar tufts. +spirochaeta pallida.+ The specific organism of syphilis. +splint.+ An apparatus for fixating a joint.