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Sibling Relations
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D012801 |
[Interactions and relationships between sisters and/or brothers. The concept also applies to animal studies.
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Siblings
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D035781 |
[Persons or animals having at least one parent in common. (American College Dictionary, 3d ed)
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Sicily
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D012802 |
[An island located in the Mediterranean Sea and governed by Italy,
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Sick Building Syndrome
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D018877 |
[A group of symptoms that are two- to three-fold more common in those who work in large, energy-efficient buildings, associated with an increased frequency of headaches, lethargy, and dry skin. Clinical manifestations include hypersensitivity pneumonitis (ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC); allergic rhinitis (RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL); ASTHMA; infections, skin eruptions, and mucous membrane irritation syndromes. Current usage tends to be less restrictive with regard to the type of building and delineation of complaints. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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Sick Leave
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D018582 |
[An absence from work permitted because of illness or the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981)
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Sick Role
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D012803 |
[Set of expectations that exempt persons from responsibility for their illness and exempt them from usual responsibilities.
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Sick Sinus Syndrome
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D012804 |
[A condition caused by dysfunctions related to the SINOATRIAL NODE including impulse generation (CARDIAC SINUS ARREST) and impulse conduction (SINOATRIAL EXIT BLOCK). It is characterized by persistent BRADYCARDIA, chronic ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, and failure to resume sinus rhythm following CARDIOVERSION. This syndrome can be congenital or acquired, particularly after surgical correction for heart defects.
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Sickle Cell Trait
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D012805 |
[The condition of being heterozygous for hemoglobin S.
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Sickness Impact Profile
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D018434 |
[A quality-of-life scale developed in the United States in 1972 as a measure of health status or dysfunction generated by a disease. It is a behaviorally based questionnaire for patients and addresses activities such as sleep and rest, mobility, recreation, home management, emotional behavior, social interaction, and the like. It measures the patient's perceived health status and is sensitive enough to detect changes or differences in health status occurring over time or between groups. (From Medical Care, vol.xix, no.8, August 1981, p.787-805)
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Sida Plant
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D000076248 |
[A genus of flowering plants in the family of mallows (MALVACEAE). Their common name is fanpetals.
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Side-Population Cells
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D058985 |
[A group of cells identified on FLOW CYTOMETRY profiles as distinct from the main group of cells by their ability to extrude the fluorescent dye Hoechst 33342, often a characteristic property of less differentiated progenitor and STEM CELLS.
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Sideritis
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D031365 |
[A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that contains isoscutellarein-7-O-(allosyl(1-2)glucoside).
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Siderophores
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D017262 |
[Low-molecular-weight compounds produced by microorganisms that aid in the transport and sequestration of ferric iron. (The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)
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Siderosis
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D012806 |
[A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of iron in the mining dust or welding fumes.
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Sierra Leone
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D012807 |
[A republic in western Africa, south of GUINEA and west of LIBERIA. Its capital is Freetown.
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Sigma Factor
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D012808 |
[A protein which is a subunit of RNA polymerase. It effects initiation of specific RNA chains from DNA.
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Sigmodontinae
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D016205 |
[A subfamily of the family MURIDAE comprised of 69 genera. New World mice and rats are included in this subfamily.
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Sigmoid Diseases
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D012810 |
[Pathological processes in the SIGMOID COLON region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).
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Sigmoid Neoplasms
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D012811 |
[Tumors or cancer of the SIGMOID COLON.
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Sigmoidoscopes
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D020694 |
[Endoscopes for examining the interior of the sigmoid colon.
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