GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Terms Starting with Letter: S


sacrum - fused bones of the vertebrae found inferior to the lumbar vertebrae

sarcoma - cancer arising in teh mesenchyme-derived tissues, that is in connective tissues and muscles.

sciatica - A pain in the lower back and hip radiating down the back of the thigh into the leg.

stenosis - A stricture of any canal; especially, a narrowing of one of the cardiac valves.

sural - calf




 
 






























 
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