ally of the
neck. Common in children. Spread by unpasteurized milk from infected
cows.

scurf
Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff.

scurvy
Disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C (citrus fruit; oranges,
limes,..); causes spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and
extreme weakness.

Seidlitz
A village in Bohemia (also Sedlitz). Seidlitz powders, effervescing
salts, consisting of forty grains of sodium bicarbonate, two drachms of
Rochell salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and thirty-five grains
of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while
effervescing, as a mild cathartic; the result resembles the natural
water of Seidlitz. Also Rochelle powders.

senega
Dried root of seneca snakeroot containing an irritating saponin and was
formerly used as an expectorant

sesquioxide
Oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of
some other substance; thus, alumina, Al2O3 is a sesquioxide.

shirr
Cook (unshelled eggs) by baking until set.

sinapism.
See mustard plaster.

sitz bath
Bathtub shaped like a chair, used to bathe only the hips and buttocks.

slaked lime
See lime

sling
Drink consisting of brandy, whiskey, or gin, sweetened and usually
lemon-flavored.

smallpox
Contagious febrile (feverish) disease characterized by skin eruption
with pustules, sloughing, and scar formation. It is caused by a poxvirus
(genus Orthopoxvirus) that is believed to exist now only in lab
cultures.

smilax (catbrier, greenbrier)
Slender vine (Asparagus asparagoides) with glossy foliage, greenish
flowers, heart-shaped leaves, and bluish to black berries; popular as a
floral decoration.

Socotrine
Pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast
of Africa.

sordes
Dark brown or blackish crust-like deposits on the lips, teeth, and gums
of a person with dehydration resulting from a chronic debilitating
disease.

spermaceti
White, waxy substance from the head of the sperm whale used for making
candles, ointments, and cosmetics.

spematorrhea (spermatorrhoea)
Involuntary discharge of semen without orgasm

spigelia (pinkroot )
Genus of American herbs (family Loganiaceae) related to the nux vomica
and used as anthelmintics (expel or destroy parasitic intestinal worms).

sprue
Chronic, chiefly tropical disease characterized by diarrhea, emaciation,