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S spherical lens; serine; siemens; substrate; sulfur; Svedberg unit; sacral vertebrae (S1–S5); heart sound (S1–S4).
S /S / entropy.
s second.
/s̄/ [L.] si´ne (without).
S
The symbol for the element sulfur.

1. The Greek letter sigma. Entries beginning with this character are alphabetized under sigma.
2. The symbol for reflection coefficient.
3. The symbol for standard deviation.

s
abbr.
1. Latin semis (half)
2. Latin sinister (left)

s,
1 abbreviation for second in SI units.
2 abbreviation for the Latin word sinister, "left."

S,
1 symbol for sulfur.
2 symbol for saturation of hemoglobin.
3 symbol for siemens.

S
chemical symbol, sulfur; symbol for siemens and svedberg; [L.] semis (half); sight; [L.] signa (mark); [L.] sinister (left).

S phase
see cell cycle.

S
1. Salmonella 2. Spirillum 3. Staphylococcus 4. Streptococcus

S
1. Entropy 2. Mean dose/unit cumulated activity 3. Period of DNA synthesis in the cell cycle 4. Sacral 5. Saline 6. Secretin 7. Serine 8. Serum 9. Siemens–SI derived unit, electrical conductance 10. Slow muscle–physiology 11. Small 12. Sound–audiology 13. Standard 14. Standard deviation 15. Streptomycin 16. Subject–psychology 17. Subluxation–chiropractic 18. Substrate 19. Sulfamethoxasole 20. Sulfur 21. Superior 22. Svedberg unit 23. Synthesis–phase, cell cycle 24. System

s
1. semi, Latin, half 2. sinistra, Latin, left

s
1. Distance 2. Second-time 3. Secondary 4. Sedimentation coefficient–physical chemistry 5. Standard deviation


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