SLEEP HYGIENE
These are techniques for people suffering from insomnia. These patterns are to make sleep better, like less caffeine during the…
SLEEP LATENCY
the time taken to fall asleep. It can be a measure of some sleep disorders. Sleeping pills decrease the latency.…
SLEEP QUESTIONNAIRE AND ASSESSMENT OF WAKEFULNESS (SQAW)
a questionnaire to assess sleep disorders.
SLEEP RECOVERY
This happens when a person sleeps more than normal after a period of sleep deprivation, as though in compensation.
SLEEPING SICKNESS
an infection in tropical Africa that is caused by a parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies. The initial symptoms…
SLEEP-ONSET INSOMNIA
when a person has trouble going to sleep. Also called onset insomnia. See insomnia; primary insomnia.
SLEEPWALKING DISORDER
where a person will walk through the house during the early hours of sleep. The person will stare blankly and…
SLIP OF THE TONGUE
a minor speech error that is not related to a specific speech disorder. A spoonerism is an example or swapping…
SLOW LEARNER
This name is given to a child with a lower than average intelligence who may have mental retardation or may…
SLOW MUSCLE FIBER
Slow muscle fibre is the muscle fibre of our skeletal muscles that is slow to contract and does not fatigue…
SLOW-RELEASE PREPARATION
a drug that is designed to release into your system over a period of time. It can be a patch…
SLOW-WAVE SLEEP
a stage of sleep with delta waves that is controlled by serotonin rich cells in the brainstem. It has a…
SMART HOUSE
a house that has been designed with a number of time saving, remote control devices. Lights can be turned off…
SMELL MECHANISM
the related processes and structures used to perceive odours. The odours are absorbed into the nasal mucous and carried to…
SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME
an autosomal recessive disorder feature microcephaly, broad and short nose, fused or extra digits and mental retardation. Males have genital…