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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 



artery forceps into the wound behind the femur and 

 clamping of the femoral vessels. 



Shell. See Illus. Diet.) S. -hearing, the induction 

 of hallucinatory voices by listening to a shell. 



Sherbet {shur'-bet [Pers. skarbat]. An oriental, cool- 

 ing drink made from fruit juices and water, sweetened, 

 flavored, and iced with mountain snow. 



Shield. See Illus. Diet.) S., Antithermic, a pro- 

 tective covering of the cautery to prevent destruction 

 of the tissues about the field of operation. S. Bone, 

 the scapula. 



Shikimi, Shikimia. See Sikimin (Illus. Diet.). 



Shimu-mushi. See Sliima mushi (Illus. Diet.). 

 Jhorea (sho-re'-ah) [Sir John Shore, Baron Teignmouth, 

 Governor General of India, 1793]. A genus of plants 

 of the order Dipterocarpa. S. robusta, Gaertn. f., 

 the sal-tree, a native of the East Indies, yields Bengal 

 dammar or dammar of the sal-tree. 



Jhort. (See Illus. Diet.) S. -circuiting, a modifica- 

 tion of Nelaton's operation for intestinal obstruction 

 consisting either in lateral approximation and union or 

 lateral implantation. S.sightedness, myopia. S.- 

 windedness, dyspnea. 



shoulder. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Noisy, of R. H. 

 Sayre, a grating of the muscles over the scapula on 

 moving the shoulder up and down, believed to be due 

 to a snapping tendon between or a bursa beneath the 

 scapula. S., Slipped, S., Splayed, a dislocated 

 shoulder. S. -wrench, a sprain or dislocation of the 

 shoulder. 



Shucks. A strong tea of corn shucks, used as a remedy 

 for chronic malaria in the southern United States. 



Shuttle-bone. The scaphoid. 



Siagantritis (si-ag-an-tri'-tis). See Siagonantritis 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Sialemesis (si-al-em-e* -sis) [oin/.or, saliva ; iueatc, vom- 

 iting]. The hysteric vomiting of saliva. 



Sialic, Sialine (si-al'-ik, si'-al-en) [<7.«/oc, saliva]. 

 Having the nature of saliva. 



Sialoductilitis, Sialoductitis (si-al-o-duk-lil-i'-lis, si-al- 

 o-duk-ti'-tis). Inflammation of Stenson's duct. 



Sialogenous (si-al-of-en-us) [aia/.ov, saliva; yewav, to 

 produce]. Generating saliva. 



Sialosemeiology (si-al-o-se-mi-ol'-o-je) [aiaXov, saliva; 

 rniftiiov, sign ; '/o^oc, science]. Diagnosis based upon 

 examination of the saliva. 



Siberian Cattle Plague. See Anthrax (Illus. Diet.). 



Sibilismus. (See Illus. Diet.) S. aurium, tinnitus 

 aurium. 



Sicco {sik'-o). Dried hematogen (q. v.); a black-brown, 

 tasteless powder, soluble in water, indicated in anemia, 

 chlorosis, etc. Dose, 5-7 gm. daily; children, 0.25 



gm- 



Sickingia (sik-in' '-je-ah\ [Count 7: Sickingen, of Vi- 

 enna]. A genus of rubiaceous plants. S. rubra, 

 Schum., casca de arariba, a species found in Brazil and 

 Japan, furnishes arariba bark, used in intermittent 

 fever. It contains the alkaloid aribin and a red color- 

 ing-matter. S. viridiflora, Schum., casca de arariba 

 branca, of Brazil, furnishes a bark used in malaria. 



Sickness. (See Illus. Diet. ) S., African Horse-. See 

 Edemamycosis, and Horse-sickness. S., Ceylon, beri- 

 beri. S., Country, nostalgia. S., Creeping, chronic 

 ergotism. S., Jumping, a form of choromania. See 

 Jumpers (Illus. Diet. ). S., Leaguer, typhus. S.,Milk. 

 (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Milk-sickness (Illus. Diet. ). 

 S., Painted. See Pinta (Illus. Diet). S., Railway. 

 See Car-sickness (Illus. Diet. ). S., Salt, a condition of 

 starvation due to animals being confined on poor pastures 

 consisting of drv wire grass and other inferior vegetation. 

 S., Spotted. See Pinta and Carate (Illus. Diet.). 

 S., Sweating. See Sweating-sickness (Illus. Diet.). 



S., Theater, Paul's name for malaise with dyspnea and 

 oppression followed by weak pulse and syncope, usually 

 observed in women who have dined hurriedly and 

 reached a crowded theater in a heated condition. See 

 Vertigo, Stomachal (Illus. Diet. . 



Sicopirin. Sicopyrin (.■.ik-o-/>i / -riu). C 16 H ls 5 . A 

 glucosidal body found by Peckolt in the root-bark of 

 Bcrwditchia virgilmdts, H. et B. 



Sida (si'-dah) [cifiii, a malvaceous plant]. A genus of 

 plants of the order Malvaceu. S. paniculata, L., a 

 species of Peru, is an active vermifuge. Its action is 

 believed to be due to the very minute but resisting 

 bristles which cover its leaves. S. rhombifolia, L., 

 Queensland hemp, containing a great amount of muci- 

 lage, is used in Australia for snake-bite, pulmonary 

 complaints, and in making poultices. 



Side. (See Illus. Diet.) S. -chain. See Receptor. 

 S.-c. Theory. See under Lateral and under Im- 

 munity. 



Siderant, Siderante (sid'-er-ant, sid-er-an'-te) [sider- 

 ari, to be blasted or planet struck]. Characterized by 

 sudden and abrupt onset as though the result of ma- 

 lign astral influences. 



Siderism {sid'-er-ism) [sideriles, the lodestone]. The 

 curative influences long supposed to be exerted over 

 the body by the lodestone ; the priests of Samothrace 

 droTe a thriving trade in magnetized iron rings worn as 

 amulets and cure-alls ; they were worn by the wor- 

 shipers of the Cabiri, afterward by the Roman priests 

 of Jupiter, and in recent times so-called "rheumatism 

 rings" and magnetic belts and insoles give evidence of 

 the persistence of a belief in siderism. 



Siderophone [sid-er / -ofdn) [ai6i/poc, iron ; o<ji/y, a 

 sound]. An electric appliance devised by Martin Jann- 

 son ( 1902) as an improvement upon Asmus' sideroscope 

 for detecting the presence of small splinters of iron. 



Sideroscope (siii-er / -o-skop) [aich/pnc, iron ; manritv, to 

 examine]. An instrument for the detection of particles 

 of iron or steel in the eyes. 



Siderosis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A recognized type 

 of lung disease (pneumoconiosis) due to the inhalation 

 of metallic dust. Cf. AnthracosL ; Chalicosis ; Silico- 

 sis : Byssinosis. 



Sidonal (si'-don-al). See Piperazin quinate. S., New, 

 quinic acid anhydrid, a white tasteless powder, soluble 

 in water, used as a uric acid solvent. Dose. 75-120 

 gr. ( 5-8 gm. ) daily, given in 4 or more doses. 



Sigillation (stj-il-a'-shun) [sigillum, a seal]. The 

 mark of a cicatrix. 



Sigmatoid. See Sigmoid (Illus. Diet. ). 



Sigmoidopexy (sig-moid-o-feks'-e) [sigmoid ; rrjjf/c, a 

 fixing]. An operation for prolapse of the rectum by 

 fixation of the sigmoid flexure. 



Sigmoidoproctostomy ( sig - moid- o -prok - tos*- to - me) 

 [eiy/M, letters; u<)o^, likeness; -fKJKror, anus; rom,, 

 a cutting]. Anastomosis of the sigmoid flexure of the 

 colon with the rectum. 



Sigmoidoscope \ sig- moid' -o-skop) [sigmoid; cun-eh; to 

 view] . An appliance for the inspection of the sigmoid 

 flexure ; it differs from the proctoscope in its greater 

 length and diameter. 



Sigmoidoscopy ( sig-moid-rs / -ko-pe) [sigmoid : oKnrrth, 

 to examine]. Visual inspection of the sigmoid flexure 

 with the aid of special instruments. 



Signs and Symptoms. 1 See Illus. Dict.'i S., 

 Achilles, the Achilles tendon reflex. Adherent 

 Pericardium. See S., Broadbent's, A'reyss/gs. A'uss- 

 maiil's, Sanders', Williams' . S., Ahlfeld's, irregu- 

 lar tetanic contractions affecting localized areas of the 

 uterus, observed after the third month of pregnancy. 

 Alcoholism. See S.. Quintiuand's. AndraPs Decu- 

 bitus, the position usually assumed in the early stage 



