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Salts
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D012492 |
[Substances produced from the reaction between acids and bases; compounds consisting of a metal (positive) and nonmetal (negative) radical. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
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Salvadoraceae
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D032121 |
[A plant family of the order Celastrales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida, a small family growing in the tropics. Members contain piperidine alkaloids and GLUCOSINOLATES.
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Salvage Therapy
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D016879 |
[A therapeutic approach, involving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery, after initial regimens have failed to lead to improvement in a patient's condition. Salvage therapy is most often used for neoplastic diseases.
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Salvia
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D027544 |
[A genus in the mint family (LAMIACEAE).
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Salvia miltiorrhiza
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D027561 |
[A plant species which is known as an Oriental traditional medicinal plant.
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Salvia officinalis
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D027543 |
[A plant species of the Salvia genus known as a spice and medicinal plant.
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Samarium
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D012493 |
[An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sm, atomic number 62, and atomic weight 150.36. The oxide is used in the control rods of some nuclear reactors.
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Sambucus
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D027923 |
[A plant genus in the family CAPRIFOLIACEAE known for elderberries.
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Sambucus nigra
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D027924 |
[A plant species in the genus SAMBUCUS, known for the elderberry fruit. The plant is also a source of Sambucus nigra lectins and ribosome-inactivating protein.
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Samoa
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D018947 |
[A group of islands in the southwest central Pacific, divided into AMERICAN SAMOA and the INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA (Western Samoa). First European contact was made in 1722 by Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutchman. In 1768 they were named Navigators Islands by Louis de Bougainville. The present name may derive from that of a local chieftain or from a local word meaning place of the moa, a now-extinct island bird. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1061 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p481)
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Sample Size
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D018401 |
[The number of units (persons, animals, patients, specified circumstances, etc.) in a population to be studied. The sample size should be big enough to have a high likelihood of detecting a true difference between two groups. (From Wassertheil-Smoller, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 1990, p95)
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Sampling Studies
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D012494 |
[Studies in which a number of subjects are selected from all subjects in a defined population. Conclusions based on sample results may be attributed only to the population sampled.
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San Francisco
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D012495 |
[A city in northern California.
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San Marino
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D012496 |
[An enclave in central Italy.
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Sand
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D000080463 |
[A hard granular material that is a component of soil. It is composed of very small pieces (between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter) of disintegrating rock.
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Sandfly fever Naples virus
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D029301 |
[A species in the genus PHLEBOVIRUS causing PHLEBOTOMUS FEVER, an influenza-like illness. Related serotypes include Toscana virus and Tehran virus.
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Sandhoff Disease
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D012497 |
[An autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by an accumulation of G(M2) GANGLIOSIDE in neurons and other tissues. It is caused by mutation in the common beta subunit of HEXOSAMINIDASE A and HEXOSAMINIDASE B. Thus this disease is also known as the O variant since both hexosaminidase A and B are missing. Clinically, it is indistinguishable from TAY-SACHS DISEASE.
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Sanguinaria
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D031681 |
[A plant genus of the family PAPAVERACEAE, a species of which is the source of sanguinarine extract used in MOUTHWASHES.
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Sanguisorba
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D031993 |
[A plant genus of the family ROSACEAE. Members contain sanguiin.
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Sanicula
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D030005 |
[A plant genus of the family Apiaceae. Commonly called snakeroot but that name is used for many other plants such as ASARUM; ARISTOLOCHIA; and Polygala.
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