a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
soup-strainer
Noun
slang for a mustache
sinus
Noun
a wide channel containing blood
sinus
Noun
any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
sinus
Noun
an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
sinus cavernosus
Noun
either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
spongioblast
Noun
any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia
sideburn
Noun
facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
sinus coronarius
Noun
a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart
sigmoid sinus
Noun
an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
sinus sigmoideus
Noun
an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
straight sinus
Noun
an unpaired sinus of the dura mater
side-whiskers
Noun
facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears, especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off
squamous cell
Noun
an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue
sinus rectus
Noun
an unpaired sinus of the dura mater
stubble
Noun
short stiff hairs growing on the face, legs, underarms, or other body part, after a period of not shaving
stubble
Noun
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
stratum corneum
Noun
the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
sinus transversus
Noun
a paired dural sinus
stratum lucidum
Noun
the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
soul patch
Noun
a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
stratum granulosum
Noun
the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum
sinus ethmoidales
Noun
a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)
stratum germinativum
Noun
the innermost layer of the epidermis
stratum basale
Noun
the innermost layer of the epidermis
sinus paranasales
Noun
any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
solid body substance
Noun
the solid parts of the body
scab
Noun
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
scab
Noun
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
scab
Verb
form a scab
scab
Verb
take the place of work of someone on strike
sinusoid
Noun
tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ
sinusoid
Noun
the curve of y=sin x
submaxilla
Noun
the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
sense organ
Noun
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
sensory receptor
Noun
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
semilunar cartilage
Noun
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
soft palate
Noun
a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
striated muscle tissue
Noun
muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes
skeletal muscle
Noun
a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
striated muscle
Noun
a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
sacrum
Noun
wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis
scapula
Noun
either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
shoulder blade
Noun
either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
shoulder bone
Noun
either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
sesamoid bone
Noun
any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
sesamoid
Noun
any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
short bone
Noun
a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions