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Silent ischemia
Silent ischemia Ischemia not accompanied by chest pain.
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Ischemia
Decreased flow of oxygenated blood to an organ due to obstruction in an artery.
Chest
The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and part of the aorta. The walls of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
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Sile Devlet Hastaness
The Sile Devlet Hastaness is a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.
Silent substitution
If the action spectra of all photoreceptors types are known, spatial or temporal stimulus patterns can be designed which are invisible to some cone types while producing suprathreshold contrast for others. Thus one can study the range of psychophysical performance that is available for solely one type of cone signal.
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Shock
Impaired body function due to blood loss or a disturbance in the circulatory system.
Short bowel syndrome
Problems related to absorbing nutrients after removal of part of the small intestine. Symptoms include diarrhea, weakness, and weight loss. Also called short gut syndrome.
Short gut syndrome
See short bowel syndrome.
Shunt
A connector to allow blood flow between two locations.
Shwachman's syndrome
A digestive and respiratory disorder of children. Certain digestive enzymes are missing and white blood cells are few. Symptoms may include diarrhea and short stature.
Silent ischemia
Sigmoid colon
The lower part of the colon that empties into the rectum.
Sigmoidoscopy
Looking into the sigmoid colon and rectum with a flexible or rigid tube, called a sigmoidoscope.
Squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL)
Like CIN, SIL is a term used to classify the degree of precancerous change in cells of the cervix in a condition called cervical dysplasia.
Sinus
Paranasal sinuses. Air cavities within the facial bones, lined by mucous membranes similar to those in other parts of the airways.
Sinus node
The cells that produce the electrical impulses that cause the heart to contract.
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