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NexiumResearch DefinitionsGlossarySome words have many meanings. A term will refer the reader to another definition only when the second definition gives additional information about a topic that is directly related to the first term. All Definitions A - Z S Scleroderma A chronic (lasting a long time) disorder marked by hardening and thickening of the skin. Scleroderma can be localized or it can be systemic, affecting the entire body. More about Scleroderma Sigmoid Colon Pronounced - SIG-moyd KOH-lun The lower part of the colon that empties into the rectum. Sigmoidoscopy Pronounced - SIG-moy-DOSS-kuh-pee Looking into the sigmoid colon and rectum with a flexible or rigid tube, called a sigmoidoscope. Small Intestine Organ where most digestion occurs. It measures about 20 feet and includes the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Soluble Fiber Soluble fiber dissolves easily in water and takes on a soft, gel like texture in the intestines. Soluble fiber is not broken down until it reaches the large intestine where digestion causes gas (flatulence). It is found in such foods as oat bran, beans, peas, and most fruits. Spasticity Involuntary muscle contractions leading to spasms and stiffness or rigidity. In MS, this condition primarily affects the lower limbs. Spinal Cord Injury A spinal cord injury usually begins with a sudden, traumatic blow to the spine that fractures or dislocates vertebrae. The damage begins at the moment of injury when displaced bone fragments, disc material, or ligaments bruise or tear into spinal cord tissue. Most injuries to the spinal cord don't completely sever it. Instead, an injury is more likely to cause fractures and compression of the vertebrae, which then crush and destroy the axons, extensions of nerve cells that carry signals up and down the spinal cord between the brain and the rest of the body. An injury to the spinal cord can damage a few, many, or almost all of these axons. Some injuries will allow almost complete recovery. Others will result in complete paralysis. More about Spinal Cord Injury Spleen The organ that cleans blood and makes white blood cells. White blood cells attack bacteria and other foreign cells. Squamous Cell Carcinoma Pronounced - SKWAY-mus sel kar-sin-O-ma Cancer that begins in squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells that look like fish scales. Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of the hollow organs of the body, and the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Also called epidermoid carcinoma. Staging Pronounced - STAY-jing Performing exams and tests to learn the extent of the cancer within the body, especially whether the disease has spread from the original site to other parts of the body. It is important to know the stage of the disease in order to plan the best treatment. Stoma Pronounced - STOH-muh An opening in the abdomen that is created by an operation (ostomy). A stoma must be covered at all times by a bag that collects stool. An ostomy (Pronounced - AH-stuh-mee) makes it possible for stool to leave the body through an opening made in the abdomen. An ostomy is necessary when part or all of the intestines are removed. Colostomy and ileostomy are types of ostomy. For example, some people with Crohn's disease may need surgery to treat blockage, fistulas, infection, and bleeding if medicines are no longer working. Surgery usually does not make a person disease free forever. Sometimes people need to have many surgeries because the inflammation and symptoms come back. The most common surgery for Crohn's disease is removing only the diseased section of intestine. In this operation, after the diseased piece of the intestine is cut out, the intestine is put back together. On rare occasions the surgeon cannot put the two ends back together and needs to create an outlet, or stoma, also called an ostomy. To create a stoma, an end of the small intestine that was not connected is brought out through a small opening made on the lower abdominal wall. The stoma is about the size of a quarter. A small bag is worn over the opening to collect waste, and the person empties the bag as needed. Stomach Ulcer Pronounced - STUH-muk UL-sur An open sore in the lining of the stomach. Also called gastric ulcer. Stomatitis, Vincent This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums, but the full story behind this long known disease is still not clear. As with most poorly understood diseases, Vincent stomatitis goes by many other names including acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG), acute membranous gingivitis, fusospirillary gingivitis, fusospirillosis, fusospirochetal gingivitis, necrotizing gingivitis, phagedenic gingivitis, ulcerative gingivitis, Vincent angina, Vincent gingivitis, and Vincent infection. Stool The solid wastes that pass through the rectum as bowel movements. Stools are undigested foods, bacteria, mucus, and dead cells. Also called feces. Stricture Pronounced - STRIK-sher The abnormal narrowing of a body opening. Also called stenosis. 
Stroke A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into the spaces surrounding brain cells. Brain cells die when they no longer receive oxygen and nutrients from the blood or there is sudden bleeding into or around the brain. More about Stroke Surgery Pronounced - SER-juh-ree A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. An operation. Back To Top |
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