+spontaneous.+ Occurring without external stimulation. +spores.+ Reproductive bodies of cryptogams. +stagnation.+ Cessation of motion. +staphylococcus.+ A coccus; a genus of schizomycetes in which the cocci are irregularly clustered like a bunch of grapes. +stasis.+ Standing, as in hemostasis, the arrest of the circulation in the blood vessels of a part. +sterile.+ Barren, not fertile. +sterilization.+ The destruction of germs. +sternum.+ The breast-bone. +stovaine.+ A local anesthetic; used largely to induce intraspinal anesthesia. +stratum corneum.+ The horny or outer layer of the epidermis. +streptococcus.+ A genus of schizomycetes in which the cocci are arranged in strings or in chains. +strismus.+ Spasm. +structure.+ The component formation features of a tissue. +strychnine.+ An alkaloid of nux vomica. +styptic.+ Having the property of checking hemorrhage. +sub.+ A Latin prefix denoting, beneath, as subareolar, beneath the areola or minute area. +subcutaneous.+ Under the skin. +subcutin.+ A white crystalline powder used in saline solution as a local anesthetic. +supinate.+ To turn the hand so that it is supine, i. e., with the palm outward. The opposite of pronation. +suppository.+ A solid medicine, melting at body temperature, for introduction into the rectum or vagina. +suppuration.+ The formation of pus. +supra.+ A prefix denoting a position above. +suture.+ An anatomic union between two bones; the surgical union of two surfaces by stitches. +symptomatic.+ Relating to symptoms; indicative. +symptomatology.+ The study of the symptoms of disease. +synchronous.+ Occurring at the same time. +syncope.+ Swooning or fainting. +synovia.+ Tenacious, colorless, stringy alkaline fluid which lubricates a joint; in appearance like the white of eggs. +synovial.+ Pertaining to synovia. +synovitis. Inflammation of a synovial membrane. +synthetic.+ Created from parts into a compound. +syphilis.+ An infectious disease spread by inoculation thru sexual intercourse; also possible by contamination thru table utensils, towel, pipes, etc. +systemic.+ Relating to a system. +T+ +tabes dorsalis.+ Locomotor ataxia; posterior spinal sclerosis. +talipes.+ Clubfoot. +talipes calcaneus.+ The heel touching the ground and the foot generally in extreme dorsi-flexion. +talipes cavus.+ Hollow foot. An increased curvature of the arch of the foot. +talipes equinus.+ Club foot, the patient walking on his toes, and the foot in plantar flexion. +talipes planus.+ Flat foot; a deformity marked by depression of the arch of the foot. +talipes valgus.+ Eversion of the foot, the inner side of the foot resting on the ground. +talipes varus.+ Inversion of the foot, the outer side of the sole of the foot touching the ground. +tarsus.+ A bone of the posterior part of the foot. +technic.+ Details of a procedure. +tendo Achillis.+ The common tendon of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles.