ExpertGlossary terms starting with S

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  1. stable disease Cancer that is neither decreasing nor increasing in extent or severity.
  2. stable isotope different species of an element that have the same atomic number, but different atomic mass, that are not affected by radioactive decay.
  3. stable state a steady condition in which the recently observed behavior is expected to continue unchanged in the future.
  4. Staccato Lightning A Cloud to Ground (CG) lightning discharge which appears as a single very bright, short-duration stroke, often with considerable branching.
  5. Stack A group of 20 roulette chips.
  6. Stack (Heat) Loss Sensible and latent heat contained in combustion gases and vapor emitted to the atmosphere.
  7. stack overflow Stack overflow occurs when too many items are pushed onto a stack with a finite capacity.
  8. stack trace A display of the runtime stack.
  9. stacked genes Refers to the insertion of two or more genes into the genome of an organism. An example would be a plant carrying a giving insect resistance, and a bar…
  10. stacked icon A Notes application icon that represents an application and all of its associated replicas that are currently added to the workspace.
  11. Stacking of UM or UIM This coverage allows you to either multiply the amount of uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage by the number of vehicles on your policy, or to…
  12. Staebler-Wronski effect The tendency of the sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of amorphous silicon photovoltaic devices to degrade (drop) upon initial exposure to…
  13. Staff adjuster Employee of the insurance company’s claims department.
  14. Staff Gage A vertical staff graduated in appropriate units which is placed so that a portion of the gage is in the water at all times.
  15. Staff gauge A graduated scale on a plank or metal plate used to indicate the height of the water in a canal.
  16. Stage The extent of a cancer in the body. Staging is usually based on the size of the tumor, whether lymph nodes contain cancer, and whether the cancer has…
  17. stage 0 anal carcinoma in situ (... AY-nul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost lining of the anus.
  18. stage 0 bladder carcinoma in situ (... BLA-der KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found on tissue lining the inside of the bladder.
  19. stage 0 breast carcinoma in situ (... brest KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) There are 2 types of stage 0 breast cancer: ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS).
  20. stage 0 cervical carcinoma in situ (... SER-vih-kul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the cervical epithelium (the innermost lining of the cervix).
  21. stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia (... KRAH-nik LIM-foh-SIH-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh) There are too many lymphocytes in the blood, but there are no other symptoms of leukemia.
  22. stage 0 colorectal carcinoma in situ (...KOH-loh-REK-tul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost lining of the colon and/or rectum.
  23. stage 0 esophageal carcinoma in situ (...ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost layer of tissue lining the esophagus.
  24. stage 0 extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma in situ (... EK-struh-heh-PA-tik bile dukt KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost layer of tissue lining the extrahepatic bile duct.
  25. stage 0 gallbladder carcinoma in situ (... GAWL-bla-der KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost (mucosal) layer of the gallbladder.
  26. stage 0 gastric carcinoma in situ (... GAS-trik KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the inside lining of the mucosal (innermost) layer of the stomach wall.
  27. stage 0 hypopharyngeal carcinoma in situ (... HY-poh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the hypopharynx.
  28. stage 0 laryngeal carcinoma in situ (...luh-RIN-jul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the larynx.
  29. stage 0 lip and oral cavity carcinoma in situ (... OR-ul KA-vih-tee KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the lips and oral cavity (mouth).
  30. stage 0 maxillary sinus carcinoma in situ (... MAK-sih-layr-ee SY-nus KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost lining of the maxillary sinus.
  31. stage 0 medullary thyroid carcinoma in situ (... MED-yoo-LAYR-ee THY-royd KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) No tumor is found in the thyroid but abnormal cells are found by screening tests.
  32. stage 0 melanoma (... MEH-luh-NOH-muh) Abnormal melanocytes (cells that make melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color) are found in the epidermis (outer layer of the…
  33. stage 0 nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus carcinoma in situ (... NAY-zul KA-vih-tee … ETH-moyd SY-nus KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost lining of the nasal cavity or…
  34. stage 0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma in situ (...NAY-zoh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the…
  35. stage 0 non-small cell lung carcinoma in situ (... KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the innermost lining of the lung.
  36. stage 0 nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ (... non-MEH-luh-NOH-muh skin KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the squamous cell or basal cell layer of the epidermis (outer layer…
  37. stage 0 oropharyngeal carcinoma in situ (...or-oh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the…
  38. stage 0 pancreatic carcinoma in situ (...PAN-kree-A-tik KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the pancreas.
  39. stage 0 penile carcinoma in situ (... PEE-nile KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found on the surface of the skin of the penis.
  40. stage 0 testicular carcinoma in situ (...tes-TIH-kyuh-ler KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in the tiny tubules where the sperm cells begin to develop.
  41. stage 0 transitional cell carcinoma in situ of the renal pelvis and ureter (...tran-ZIH-shuh-nul sel KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too...REE-nul PEL-vus and YER-eh-ter) Abnormal cells are found in tissue lining the inside of the renal…
  42. stage 0 urethral carcinoma in situ (... yoo-REE-thrul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found on the inside lining of the urethra.
  43. stage 0 vaginal carcinoma in situ (...VA-jih-nul KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found in tissue lining the inside of the vagina (birth canal).
  44. stage 0 vulvar carcinoma in situ (... KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too) Abnormal cells are found on the surface of the vulvar skin.
  45. stage 1 neuroblastoma (NUR-oh-blas-TOH-muh) Tumor is only found in one area; all of the tumor that can be seen is completely removed during surgery.
  46. stage 2 neuroblastoma (NUR-oh-blas-TOH-muh) Stage 2 is divided into stages 2A and 2B. In stage 2A, the tumor is in one area only and not all of the tumor that can be seen can…
  47. stage 3 neuroblastoma (NUR-oh-blas-TOH-muh) In stage 3 neuroblastoma, the tumor (1) cannot be completely removed during surgery and has spread from one side of the body to the…
  48. stage 4 neuroblastoma (NUR-oh-blas-TOH-muh) Stage 4 neuroblastoma is divided into stages 4 and 4S. In stage 4, the tumor has spread to distant lymph nodes, the skin, and/or…
  49. stage A prostate cancer (… PROS-tayt KAN-ser) A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.
  50. Stage at Diagnosis The stage that the cancer has progressed to at the time of diagnosis.
  51. stage B prostate cancer (… PROS-tayt KAN-ser) A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.
  52. stage C prostate cancer (… PROS-tayt KAN-ser) A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.
  53. stage D prostate cancer (… PROS-tayt KAN-ser) A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.
  54. stage I adrenocortical cancer (... uh-DREE-noh-KOR-tih-kul KAN-ser) Cancer of the adrenal gland that is smaller than 5 centimeters (smaller than 2 inches) and is found in the adrenal…
  55. stage I adult Hodgkin lymphoma (... HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) Stage I is divided into stage I and stage IE. In stage I, cancer is found in a single group of lymph nodes.
  56. stage I adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma (... non-HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) Stage I is divided into stage I and stage IE. In stage I, cancer is found in a single lymph node area.
  57. stage I adult primary liver cancer There is one tumor and it has not spread to nearby blood vessels.
  58. stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma (...TIH-shoo sar-KOH-muh) Cancer of soft tissue (muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body) that is any size, low…
  59. stage I AIDS-related lymphoma Stage I AIDS-related lymphoma is divided into stages I and IE. In stage I, cancer is found in one group of lymph nodes.
  60. stage I anal cancer The tumor is no larger than 2 centimeters.
  61. stage I bladder cancer Cancer has spread to the connective tissue layer below the inner lining of the bladder.
  62. stage I breast cancer The tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller and has not spread outside the breast.
  63. stage I cancer of the uterus Cancer found in only the main part of the uterus, not the cervix.
  64. stage I cervical cancer (... SER-vih-kul KAN-ser) Cancer is found in the cervix only. Stage I is divided into stages IA and IB, based on the amount of cancer that is found.
  65. stage I childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (...HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) Stage I is divided into stages I and IE. In stage I, cancer is found in only one group of lymph nodes.
  66. stage I childhood liver cancer All of the cancer was removed by surgery.
  67. stage I childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma (... non-HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) Cancer is found in a single area or lymph node outside of the abdomen or chest.
  68. stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia There are too many lymphocytes in the blood and the lymph nodes are larger than normal.
  69. stage I colorectal cancer (...KOH-loh-REK-tul KAN-ser) Cancer has spread beyond the innermost lining of the colon and/or rectum to the second and third layers and involves the…
  70. stage I cutaneous T-cell lymphoma May be either of the following: (1) stage IA cancer affecting less than 10% of the skin's surface and appearing as red, dry, scaly patches; (2) stage IB…
  71. stage I endometrial cancer Cancer is found in the uterus only. Stage I is divided into stage IA, IB, and IC, based on how far the disease has spread.
  72. stage I esophageal cancer (...ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAN-ser) Cancer has spread beyond the innermost layer of tissue to the next layer of tissue in the wall of the esophagus.
  73. stage I extrahepatic bile duct cancer (EK-struh-hih-PA-tik bile dukt) Stage I is divided into stage IA and IB. In stage IA, cancer is found only in the bile duct.
  74. stage I gastric cancer Stage I is divided into stage IA and stage IB, depending on where the cancer has spread.
  75. stage I hypopharyngeal cancer The tumor is found only in one area of the hypopharynx and is 2 centimeters or smaller.
  76. stage I kidney cancer The tumor is 7 centimeters or smaller and is found in the kidney only. Also called stage I renal cell cancer .
  77. stage I laryngeal cancer (...luh-RIN-jul...) Cancer is found only in the area where it started. Stage I laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx.
  78. stage I lip and oral cavity cancer Cancer that is no larger than 2 centimeters (about 1 inch) and has not spread to nearby lymph nodes.
  79. stage I malignant mesothelioma (...muh-LIG-nunt meh-zuh-thee-lee-OH-muh) Cancer is found in the lining of the chest wall and may also be found in the lining of the lung, the lining of…
  80. stage I melanoma Stage I is divided into stages IA and IB. In stage IA, the tumor is not more than 1 millimeter thick, with no ulceration.
  81. stage I Merkel cell carcinoma (... MER-kul ...) Stage I Merkel cell carcinoma is divided into stages IA and IB.
  82. stage I multiple myeloma (... MUL-tih-pul MY-eh-LOH-muh) Relatively few cancer cells have spread throughout the body. There may be no symptoms of disease.
  83. stage I mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome (...my-KOH-sis fun-GOY-deez...) Stage I is divided into stages IA and IB. In stage IA, less than 10% of the skin surface is covered with patches and/or…
  84. stage I nasopharyngeal cancer (...NAY-zoh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer is found in the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose) only.
  85. stage I non-small cell lung cancer (... KAN-ser) Stage I is divided into stages IA and IB. In stage IA, the tumor is in the lung only and is 3 centimeters or smaller.
  86. stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer (… non-MEH-luh-NOH-muh skin KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in squamous cells or basal cells in the skin. The tumor is no more than 2 centimeters.
  87. stage I oropharyngeal cancer (... OR-oh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that is 2 centimeters or smaller and has not spread outside the oropharynx.
  88. stage I ovarian epithelial cancer (...oh-VAYR-ee-un EH-pih-THEE-lee-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that began in tissue covering the ovary and is found in one or both of the ovaries.
  89. stage I ovarian germ cell tumor (...oh-VAYR-ee-un jerm sel TOO-mer) The tumor is found in one or both ovaries. Stage I ovarian germ cell tumor is divided into stages IA, IB, and IC.
  90. stage I ovarian low malignant potential tumor (… oh-VAYR-ee-un...muh-LIG-nunt poh-TEN-shul TOO-mer) The tumor is found in one or both ovaries. Stage I is divided into stages IA, IB, and IC.
  91. stage I pancreatic cancer Cancer is found in the pancreas only. Stage I is divided into stage IA and stage IB based on tumor size.
  92. stage I penile cancer (... PEE-nile ...) Cancer is found in connective tissue just under the skin of the penis.
  93. Stage I Precipitation Processing The first level of precipitation processing, occurring within the WSR-88D computer and performed for each volume scan of the radar.
  94. stage I prostate cancer (...PROS-tayt KAN-ser) Cancer that began in the prostate and is found in the prostate only.
  95. stage I renal cell cancer (REE-nul) The tumor is 7 centimeters or smaller and is found in the kidney only. Also called stage I kidney cancer.
  96. stage I salivary gland cancer (...SA-lih-VAYR-ee gland KAN-ser) Cancer that is 2 centimeters or less in diameter and has not spread outside the salivary gland.
  97. stage I testicular cancer (...tes-TIH-kyuh-ler KAN-ser) Stage I is divided into stage IA, stage IB, and stage IS, and is determined after a radical inguinal orchiectomy (surgery to…
  98. stage I transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter (... tran-ZIH-shuh-nul sel KAN-ser ... REE-nul PEL-vus and YER-eh-ter) Cancer has spread through the lining of the renal pelvis and/or ureter, into the…
  99. stage I uterine sarcoma (…YOO-teh-rin sar-KOH-muh) Stage I uterine sarcoma is divided into stages IA, IB, and IC based on how far the cancer has spread into the wall…
  100. stage I vaginal cancer (...VA-jih-nul KAN-ser) Cancer that is found only in the vagina (birth canal).