Medications

Saphenous vein, small: The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The small saphenous vein, runs behind the outer malleolus (the protuberance on the outside of the ankle joint...

Saphenous vein, large - Medical

Saphenous vein, large: The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The large saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broa...

Saphenous vein, great - Medical

Saphenous vein, great: The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The great saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the b...

Saphenous vein - Medical

Saphenous vein: The saphenous veins -- there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins - serve as the principal veins running superficially (near the surface) up the leg. The great saphenous vein (also called the large saphenous vein) goes...

Sanguine - Medical

Sanguine: 1) Having a ruddy (reddish) complexion. 2) Cheerful, hopeful, confident, and optimistic; impulsive. The word "sanguine" from the Latin "sanguineus" for "blood" has long been used in English for things relating to the blood. A person ...

Sanger Centre - Medical

Sanger Centre: A celebrated genetics research center in the UK where much of the human genome sequencing took place. The Sanger Centre was established jointly by the Wellcome Trust and the British Medical Research Council to provide a major focus i...

Sanfilippo syndrome - Medical

Sanfilippo syndrome: The most common disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism, a syndrome in which the onset of clinical abnormalities is between the ages of 2 and 6 with mild coarsening of the facial features (but normal clear corneas), mild stiff...

Sandhoff disease - Medical

Sandhoff disease: A genetic disorder with symptoms that are very similar to those of Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) and that is characterized by accumulation of fatty material called GM2 ganglioside in the nerve cells of the brain. Symptoms begin around 6 m...

Sandfly fever - Medical

Sandfly fever: An acute mild viral disease characterized by fever, malaise, eye pain, and headache occurring mainly during the warm weather in many parts of the world. It is caused by Phleboviruses and is transmitted by sandflies. Sandfly fever is al...

Sand-blind - Medical

Sand-blind: Partly blind, semi-blind, half-blind. From the Old English samblind from sam- meaning semi- + blind. In the erroneous belief that the term referred to blindness caused by sand, Samuel Johnson defined the term in his great Dictionary of th...

Sand, biliary - Medical

Sand, biliary: Biliary sand is a term mostly used by surgeons when they remove the gallbladder to describe uncountable, small particles in bile that are visible to the naked eye. Biliary sand may be looked upon as a stage in the growth of the ...

San Joaquin Valley disease - Medical

San Joaquin Valley disease: A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of people infected with this fungus develop symptoms. Most often they have an influenza-like illness with fever, cough, h...

Sample, random - Medical

Sample, random: A group selected randomly, solely by chance.Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PM...

SAMHSA - Medical

SAMHSA: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a part of the U.S. Public Health Service, that works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services. Provid...

Samaritan - Medical

Samaritan: See Good Samaritan.Last Editorial Review: 12/5/2002 Good Samaritan: Someone who voluntarily helps someone else who is in distress. The term "Good Samaritan" comes from the parable of the Good Samaritan related in the Book of Luke in the...

Bupleurum

What other names is Bupleurum known by? Bei Chai Hu, Bupleuri, Bupleurum chinense, Bupleurum exaltatum, Bupleurum falcatum, Bupleurum fruticosum, Bupleurum longifolium, Bupleurum multinerve, Bupleurum octoradiatum, Bupleurum rotundifolium, Bupleurum...

Bulbous Buttercup

What other names is Bulbous Buttercup known by? Crowfoot, Cuckoo Buds, Frogsfoot, Frogwort, Goldcup, King's Cup, Meadowbloom, Pilewort, Ranunculus bulbosus, Renoncule Bulbeuse, St. Anthony's Turnip. What is Bulbous Buttercup? Bulbous buttercup is ...

Bugleweed

What other names is Bugleweed known by? Ajuga, Archangle, Ashangee, Green Wolf's Foot, Gypsy Weed, Gypsywort, Hoarhound, Lycopi Herba, Lycopus americanus, Lycopus europaeus, Lycopus Europea, Lycopus virginicus, Menta de Lobo, Paul's Betony, Sweet Bu...

Bugle

What other names is Bugle known by? Ajuga reptans, Bugle Rampante, Bugula, Carpenter's Herb, Middle Comfrey, Middle Confound, Sicklewort. What is Bugle? Bugle is a plant. People use the above ground parts for medicine. Insufficient Evidence to Ra...

Buckwheat

What other names is Buckwheat known by? Alforfón, Buchweizen, Fagopyrum esculentum, Fagopyrum sagittatum, Fagopyrum tataricum, Fagopyrum vulgare, Grano Turco, Polygonum tataricum, Sarrasin, Silverhull Buckwheat, Trigo Sarraceno. What is Buckwh...

Avocado

What other names is Avocado known by? Abokado, Aguacate, Ahuacate, Alligator Pear, Avocat, Avocato, Laurus Persea, Palto, Persea Americana, Persea Gratissima. What is Avocado? Avocado is a tree. The fruit is a good source of potassium and vitamin ...

Avens

What other names is Avens known by? Benedict's Herb, Bennet's Root, Benoîte, Cariofilada, Colewort, Geum, Geum urbanum, Herb Bennet, Herbe à la Fièvre, Herbe de Saint-Benoît, Hierba de San Benito. What is Avens? Avens is a plan...

Autumn Crocus

What other names is Autumn Crocus known by? Colchicum, Colchicum autumnale, Colchicum speciosum, Colchicum vernum, Colchique d'Automne, Cólquico, Crocus, Fall Crocus, Meadow Saffran, Meadow Saffron, Mysteria, Naked Ladies, Upstart, Vellorita, W...

Atractylodes

What other names is Atractylodes known by? AMK, ATR, Atractylenolide, Atractylis lancea, Atractylis ovata, Atractylodes chinensis, Atractylodes japonica, Atractylodes lancea, Atractylodes macrocephala, Atractylodes ovata, Atractylodis Radix, Bai Zhu...

Atlantic Cedar

What other names is Atlantic Cedar known by? Atlantic Cedarwood Oil, Atlas Cedar, Cedarwood Oil, Cèdre de l'Atlas, Cedrus atlantica. What is Atlantic Cedar? Atlantic cedar is a tree. The oil from the tree is used as a medicine. Possibly Effe...

omega-3-acid ethyl esters (Lovaza)

Pharmacy Author: Annette (Gbemudu) Ogbru, PharmD, MBA Annette (Gbemudu) Ogbru, PharmD, MBA Dr. Gbemudu received her B.S. in Biochemistry from ...

Sweet Woodruff

What other names is Sweet Woodruff known by? Asperula odorata, Aspérule, Galii odorati herba, Galium odorata, Master of the Wood, Waldmeister, Woodruff, Wordward. What is Sweet Woodruff? Sweet woodruff is an herb. The above ground parts are ...

Sweet Violet

What other names is Sweet Violet known by? Banafshah, Garden Violet, Herba Violae, Neelapushpa, Sweet Violet Herb, Sweet Violet Root, Viola odorata, Violae Odoratae Rhizoma, Violet, Violeta, Violette Odorante, Wild Violet, Zi Hua Di Ding. What is S...

Sweet Vernal Grass

What other names is Sweet Vernal Grass known by? Anthoxanthum odoratum, Flouve Odorante, Grass, Spring Grass. What is Sweet Vernal Grass? Sweet vernal grass is a plant. The whole plant is used to make medicine. Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effe...

Palpebral conjunctiva - Medical

Palpebral conjunctiva: The part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane, that coats the inside of the eyelids. The palpebral conjunctiva is as opposed to the ocular (or bulbar) conjunctiva, the part of the conjunctiva that covers the outer surface of...