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Spunbond-Meltblown-Spunbond (SMS)
SMS is a three-layer polypropylene fabric technology developed by Halyard. The top and bottom…
Stagnant hypoxia
Hypoxia caused by conditions of extremely low blood flowrates to the tissues despite adequate…
Standard Precautions
Also known as Universal Precautions: precautions designed to reduce the risk of transmission of…
static
The suffix used to designate inhibitory treatments such as bacteriostatic or fungistatic. Organisms are…
Static lung compliance (CstCl)
The change in lung volume per unit change in pressure under conditions of no…
Stellate ganglion
A complex sympathetic ganglion in the lower cervical region, formed by the fusion of…
