Glossary
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sexually transmitted infection
Any disease transmitted by sexual intercourse. STIs include HIV/AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhoea, some chlamydia infections and genital herpes.
shaving bowl
Bowl used by barber or shaver,used either to collect blood from shaving cuts, or to rest razor during pauses in shaving.
sheep
trial term
sheet music
Music printed on unbound sheets of paper.
sheet music cover
cover for sheet music
Shintoism
The native religion of Japan. It involves the worship of spirits representing a place, a natural object or process, or the spirits of ancestors.
shoe
A durable covering for the human foot, made of leather or similar material with a rigid sole and heel, usually extending no higher than the ankle.
shop sign
Use broadly for signs identifying places of business.
short-sightedness
A defect of the eye where images are produced in front of the retina rather than on it. This causes object that are close to the viewer to appear blurred. Usually treated with glasses or corrective surgery.
shoulder flash
something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.
shrapnel
Fragments of shells, bombs or bullets.
shrine
Originally a container, usually made of precious materials, used especially for a relic and often a cult image. Today it has come to mean a holy or sacred place that is visited by believers.
sick siphon
Scroll shaped silver tube with a hook on one side to attach it to a cup of liquid. The lower end is closed by a hinged and pierced cover to strain the food.
Siddha
A medical practice based mainly in Tamil Nadu, India, that uses the pulse as one of its main diagnostic tool and treatments based on metals.
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the unexpected death of an infant of less than two years old. The term is only applied to a death that remains unexplained after post-mortem investigation.
sight developing apparatus
apparatus designed to aid or improve sight or sight deficiencies, such as glasses or monacle.
sight testing apparatus
Apparatus used in tests on sight
sign
An entity that signifies another entity. Often a publicly displayed board giving information
sign - promotional or advertising artefact
Lettered notice or other display that bear names, directions, warnings, advertisements, or symbols that are displayed or posted for public view. For smaller, less public identifying notices, use "labels (identifying artifacts)." For systems of signs arranged to communicate directions or essential information, use "signage."
silicone implant
An implant that is inserted into the body by surgery, typically to enhance a particular area (commonly breasts). Silicon is a synthetic material that remains unaltered by changes in temperature and is resistant to chemical attack.