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Letter S
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| S | sacral |
| S&A | sugar and acetone |
| _ s, w/o | without |
| SA | sino atrial (pertaining to the sinus node and atrium) |
| sc,SC | subcutaneous (beneath the skin) |
| SGOT, SGPT | transaminase test (liver function test) |
| SICU | surgical intense care unit |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| Sig | give the following directions |
| sm | small |
| SOB | short of breath |
| sol | solution |
| sos | if necessary |
| spec | specimen |
| SpGr, spgr | specific gravity |
| SPN | student practical nurse |
| spt | spirits, liquor |
| __ ss | one half |
| S/S, S&S | signs and symptoms |
| SSE | soap solution enema (an evacuent enema made of 1 ounce of soft soap dissolved in 2 pints of hot water and administered at a temperature at 100 degreesF) |
| staph | staphhylcoccus infection (an infection caused by any one of several pathogenic species of staphylcoccus) |
| stat | immediately, at once |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| STH | somatotrophic hormone (also called growth hormone, secreted by the anterior pituitary gland) |
| strep | streptococcus infection |
| supp | suppository (an easily melted medicated mass for insertion) |
| Surg | surgery, surgical |
| susp | suspension |
| Sx | symptom, sign |
| syp | syrup |