
SCOLIOSIS
Refers to the abnormal curvature of the spine. A scoliosis means that the spinal alignment is not normal or straight. There are different types and severities of scoliosis.

SCROTAL
Anything related to scrotum, where testicles are found.

SEBACEOUS CYST
A pocket filled with keratin. It is within or just underneath the skin. It can be simply thought of as a "zit". It is not cancerous.

SECRETORY DISEASE
Benign process of the breast that causes rod-shaped calcifications. Please see "rod-shaped calcifications".

SELLA
A piece of bone bottom of the skull. The pituitary gland "sits" in this groove. Also known as "sella turcica".

SELLA TURCICA
A small groove at the bottom of the skull. The pituitary gland "sits" in this groove. Also known as "sella".

SENILE
A word used to describe a process related to aging.

SENILIC
Of or referring to a “senile” or chronic shrunken brain.

SEPTIC EMBOLISM
A piece of infected tissue that travels to different parts of the body through the blood.

SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM
A thin piece of tissue in the middle of the brain. It is a normal structure.