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Sea anemone sting

Marine Animal Stings and Bites

Seafood poisoning

Chemical Food Poisoning: Seafood Poisoning
Cholera

Sealants, in cavity prevention

Cavities: Sealants

Sea sickness

see Motion sickness

Seasonal affective disorder

What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?Sidebar

Seasonal allergies

Seasonal Allergies
Allergic Conjunctivitis

Sea urchin injury

Marine Animal Stings and Bites

Sebaceous cyst

Tumors

Sebaceous glands

Getting Under the SkinFigures
Structure and Function: Dermis
Acne

  • disorders of

  • Acne
    Comparing Mild Acne and Severe AcneFigures

    Seborrheic dermatitis

    Dermatitis: Seborrheic Dermatitis
    Blepharitis: Treatment

  • in infants and young children

  • Rashes

    Seborrheic keratoses

    Seborrheic Keratoses

    Sebum

    Acne

    Secobarbital, in elderly persons

    Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables

    Second opinion

    Getting a Second Opinion
    How to Get a Second OpinionSidebar

    Second opinion, for surgery

    Surgery: Second Opinion

    Secretin test

    Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: An Acid-Stimulating CancerSidebar

    Sedatives

  • abuse of

  • Antianxiety Drugs and Sedatives
    Classifying the Abuse Potential of Prescription DrugsSidebar

  • in elderly persons

  • Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables

  • in mechanical ventilation

  • Mechanical Ventilation: Complications

  • urinary incontinence with

  • Drugs That May Cause or Worsen Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Seeing

    see Eye(s); Vision

    Seizures

    Seizure Disorders
    Drugs Used to Treat SeizuresTables

  • brain activity during

  • Brain Activity During a SeizureFigures

  • causes of

  • Seizure Disorders: Causes
    Causes of Seizures Tables

  • coma with

  • Some Causes of Stupor and Coma Tables

  • electroencephalography (EEG) in

  • Procedures: Electroencephalography
    Brain Activity During a SeizureFigures

  • vs. fainting

  • Fainting: Diagnosis

  • with fever (febrile)

  • Infantile Spasms and Febrile Seizures

  • information resources on

  • Ea - Ey

  • pregnancy and

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Seizure Disorders

  • in roseola infantum

  • Roseola Infantum

  • salaam (infantile spasms)

  • Infantile Spasms and Febrile Seizures

  • in shigellosis

  • Shigellosis: Symptoms

    Selective antibody deficiency

    Selective Antibody Deficiency

    Selective estrogen receptor modulators

    Menopause: Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)
    Some Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms and Effects of MenopauseTables

    Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

    Depression: Drug Therapy
    Drugs Used to Treat DepressionTables

  • in autism

  • Autism: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in bulimia

  • Bulimia Nervosa: Diagnosis and Treatment

  • in children

  • Depression: Treatment

    Selegiline

    Parkinson's Disease: Other Drugs
    Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseTables

    Selenium

    Minerals Tables
    Selenium

  • cancer risk and

  • Diet and Cancer: Selenium

  • deficiency of

  • Selenium: Selenium Deficiency

  • excess of

  • Selenium: Selenium Excess

    Selenium sulfide

    Tinea Versicolor: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Self-concept

    Social and Emotional Development

    Self-tanning lotion

    Are Tans Healthy?Sidebar

    Sella turcica

    Pituitary Gland Disorders

  • enlargement of (empty sella syndrome)

  • Empty Sella Syndrome

    Semen

    Structure

  • analysis of

  • Problems With Sperm: Diagnosis

  • ejaculation of

  • see Ejaculation

    Semicircular canals

    A Look Inside the EarFigures
    Ears: Inner Ear

  • in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Benign Positional Vertigo)
    The Epley Maneuver: A Simple Cure for a Common Cause of VertigoFigures

    Seminal vesicles

    Male Reproductive OrgansFigures
    Structure

    Senecio leaves

    Veno-occlusive Disease of the Liver: Causes

    Senescence

    see also Aging

    Senile chorea

    Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus

    Senile tremor

    Tremor: Essential Tremor

    Senna

    Symptoms: Laxatives
    Drugs Used to Prevent or Treat ConstipationTables

    Sensate focus exercises

    Sexual Arousal Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment
    Sex Therapy: Sensate Focus TechniqueSidebar

  • in erectile dysfunction

  • Erectile Dysfunction (ED): Psychologic Therapy

    Sensation

  • dizziness

  • Symptoms: Light-Headedness and Fainting
    Dizziness and Vertigo
    Classifying DizzinessTables

  • fainting

  • Symptoms: Light-Headedness and Fainting

  • hearing

  • see Hearing

  • lightheadedness

  • Symptoms: Light-Headedness and Fainting

  • pain

  • see Pain

  • sight

  • see Vision

  • smell

  • see Smell

  • taste

  • see Taste

  • throat sticking

  • Symptoms: Globus Sensation

  • touch, testing of

  • Physical Examination: Motor and Sensory Nerves

  • whirling

  • see Vertigo

    Sensitivity

  • to allergens

  • see Allergy and allergic reactions

  • of test

  • Medical Testing Decisions: Performing Tests and Interpreting Results

    Sensory nerves

    Nerves: Cranial and Spinal Nerves

  • hereditary neuropathies of

  • Hereditary Neuropathies

  • testing of

  • Physical Examination: Motor and Sensory Nerves

    Sentinel lymph node, in breast cancer

    What Is a Sentinel Lymph Node?Figures
    Cancer: Surgery

    Separation anxiety

    Separation Anxiety
    Social and Emotional Development
    Separation Anxiety Disorder

    Sepsis

    Bacteremia and Sepsis

  • heart infection (endocarditis) and

  • Infective Endocarditis: Causes

  • in newborn

  • Sepsis
    Some Infections of NewbornsTables

    Septic arthritis

    Infectious Arthritis

  • of temporomandibular joint

  • Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders : Arthritis
    Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders : Diagnosis
    Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders : Arthritis

    Septic shock

    Shock: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Septic Shock

    Septostomy

    Heart Defects: Treatment

    Septum

  • cardiac, hole in

  • Heart Defects: Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects
    Septal Defect: A Hole in the Heart's WallFigures

  • nasal

  • Nose and Sinuses

  • deviated

  • Deviated Septum

  • perforation of

  • Perforations of the Septum

    Sequoiosis

    What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis? Tables

    Serafinib

    Chemotherapy DrugsTables

    Serotonin

  • receptors for

  • Targets in The Body: Cell ReceptorsTables

    Serratia infection

    Enterobacteriaceae Infections

    Serum sickness

    Snake Bites: Treatment and Prognosis
    What Is Serum Sickness?Sidebar

    Sesamoid bones, fracture of

    Foot FracturesFigures
    Foot

    Sesamoiditis

    Sesamoiditis

    Severe acute respiratory syndrome

    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

    Severe combined immunodeficiency

    Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID)

    Sex chromosomes

    see also X chromosome; Y chromosome
    Chromosomes and Genes: Chromosomes
    Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities

  • abnormalities of

  • Fragile X Syndrome

    Sex drive (libido)

  • female

  • Sexual Dysfunction
    Decreased Libido

  • male

  • Sexual Dysfunction in Men: Normal Sexual Function
    Decreased Libido

  • in erectile dysfunction

  • Erectile Dysfunction (ED): Symptoms

    Sex hormones

    see Estrogens; Testosterone

    Sex organs

    see Reproductive system

    Sex reassignment surgery

    Gender Identity: Treatment

    Sexual abuse

    Gonorrhea: Symptoms
    Domestic Violence
    Rape

  • of children

  • Child Neglect and Abuse: Sexual Abuse
    Child Neglect and Abuse: Sexual Abuse
    Child Neglect and Abuse: Sexual Abuse

    Sexual activity

    see also Sexuality

  • bisexual

  • Sexuality: Homosexuality

  • with different partners

  • Sexuality: Frequent Sexual Activity With Different Partners

  • extramarital

  • Sexuality: Extramarital Sex

  • heart disease and

  • Sexual Activity and Heart DiseaseSidebar

  • HIV transmission with

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Transmission of Infection
    The HIV Transmission Risk of Several Sexual ActivitiesSidebar

  • homosexual

  • Sexuality: Homosexuality

  • in paraphilias

  • Paraphilias

  • during pregnancy

  • Self-Care: Sexual Intercourse

    Sexual arousal disorder

    Sexual Arousal Disorder

    Sexual development

    Milestones in Sexual DevelopmentFigures
    Physical Development

  • delay of

  • Sexual Maturation (Delayed)

  • early

  • When Puberty Starts Too EarlySidebar

    Sexuality

    see Sexual activity

  • in adolescents

  • Development of Sexuality

  • development of

  • Milestones in Sexual DevelopmentFigures
    Physical Development

  • disorders of

  • Sexuality

  • female

  • Sexual Dysfunction

  • disorders of

  • Dyspareunia

  • in male

  • Function
    Sexual Dysfunction in Men: Normal Sexual Function

  • disorders of

  • Sexual Dysfunction in Men
    Psychologic Causes of Sexual DysfunctionSidebar

  • heart disease and

  • Sexual Activity and Heart DiseaseSidebar

    Sexually transmitted diseases

    see also HIV infection
    Urethritis: Causes
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
    Diseases That May Be Sexually TransmittedSidebar
    Vaginal Infections

  • pregnancy and

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • prevention of

  • Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major Health ProblemsTables
    Proper Condom UseSidebar
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

  • proctitis and

  • Proctitis

  • reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome) with

  • Reiter's Syndrome

  • screening for

  • Gynecologic Evaluation: Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • in traveler

  • Problems at the Destination: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Sézary syndrome

    Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
    Unusual Non-Hodgkin's LymphomasSidebar

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