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Sensory fibresnerve fibres that carry impulses towards the central nervous system | |
Septicaemiathe presence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood | |
Serumthe fluid that separates from blood when it clots | |
Sex chromosomesthe pair of chromosomes that determine the gender of an individual | |
Sex-limited genegene that influences a characteristic seen in either the male or the female | |
Sex-linked genegene carried on one of the sex chromosomes | |
Sharpnessthe clarity of structures on a radiograph | |
Shift to the leftincreased numbers of immature white blood cells circulating in the blood | |
Sinuscavity within a bone or other tissue; paranasal sinuses are air-filled cavities in the bones of the face | |
Smooth endoplasmic reticulumsystem of membrane-bound tubes and sacs that is involved in the synthesis of lipids | |