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Stye
Stye Infection of one of the sebaceous glands of the edge of the eyelid.
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Infection
Anything that invades the body and reproduces. Infections can be bacteria, protozoa, fungi, or viruses. Bacteria and fungi are one celled creatures that cause many infections including strep throat, bladder infections, and some lung infections. Fungi cause “athlete’s foot” and thrush, an infection in the mouth. Protozoa are small organisms with many cells that can cause infections in the guts or in the lungs. Most healthy people do not get protozoal infections, but people with suppressed immune systems can. Viruses are not really organisms; they are tiny particles that can live only inside another cell. They reproduce by taking over a cell and causing that cell to make more virus particles, rather than doing what the cell is supposed to do. Viruses cause most colds and flu cases.
Eyelid
The lid or cover of the eye, a movable fold of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball or opened at will. Each eye has an upper and a lower lid. An eyelid is also called a palpebra.
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Stapedioplasty
Replacement of the stapes with other materials (wire, bone, plastic).
Stapes
A small bone of the middle ear. Also called the stirrup.
Sterile
1. Free from living microorganisms. 2. Unable to have children.
Stevens-Johnson reaction
An inflammatory disease characterized by rapid attack of fever, skin blisters and sores on the lips, eyes, mouth, nasal passage and genitals.
Stridor
A harsh or squeaky sound in breathing, often associated with a blocked larynx.
Stye
Subdural
Beneath the dura mater, the covering of the brain.
Subliminal
Below the threshold of conscious awareness.
Subluxation
Partial dislocation.
Subungual
Beneath a nail.
Sucrose
A natural sugar obtained from sugar cane and sugar beets used as a sweetening agent. Also called table sugar.
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