Glossary
S
- Sacral
- Referring to the area around the base of the spine (tailbone).
- SAE serious adverse event
- Any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose results in death or is life-threatening.
- Saliva
- A secretion in the mouth that lubricates food.
- Saturated fats
- White, oily substances that are solid at room temperature and whose main component is saturated fatty acids (fatty acids lacking double bonds), as found in animal fats and tropical oils.
- Sedative
- A drug that produces a state of rest or sleep.
- Sedentary
- Characterised by little or no physical activity.
- Semen
- The sperm-rich fluid ejaculated from the penis at sexual climax.
- Serology
- The study of in vitro interactions of antibodies with antigens.
- Serotonin
- A neurotransmitter involved in mood, sleep and pain transmission.
- Serum
- The watery portion of an animal fluid remaining after coagulation
