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Conditions beginning with the letter S

SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Atypical Pneumonia)
Scabies (Mite Infestation, Body Lice)
Schizophrenia (Psychosis, Psychotic Disorders)
Sciatica
Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis, Morphea)
Scoliosis (Spine Curvature, Spinal Curvature)
Seasickness (Motion Sickness, Travel Sickness)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (Hay Fever, Pollinosis)
Secondary Polycythemia (Polycythemia, Polycythemia Vera, Primary Polycythemia)
Senile Dementia (Alzheimer's Disease)
Senile Dementia (Dementia, Chronic Brain Syndrome, Organic Brain Syndrome)
Seventh Nerve Palsy (Bell's Palsy, Facial Paralysis, 7th Nerve Palsy)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS, Atypical Pneumonia)
Sexual Dissatisfaction in Women (Female Sexual Dysfunction, Low Libido in Women, Decreased Sex Drive - Female, Lack of Sexual Desire in Women)
Sexually Transmitted Disease (Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI, STD)
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI, Sexually Transmitted Disease, STD)
Shaking Palsy (Parkinson's Disease)
Shingles (Herpes Zoster, Varicella-Zoster)
Sickle Cell Anemia (Hemoglobin S Disease, Sickle Cell Disease)
Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia, Hemoglobin S Disease)
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, cot death, crib death)
Sinus Headache (Headaches, Tension Headache, Migraine, Cluster Headache)
Sinus Infection (Sinusitis)
Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)
Siriasis (Heat Stroke, Sunstroke, Heat Exhaustion, Thermic Fever)
Sixth Disease (Roseola, Roseola Infantum, Exanthem Subitum)
Sjögren's Syndrome
Skin Burns (Burns)
Skin Cancer (Basal Cell Cancer, Squamous Cell Cancer, Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma, Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer)
Skin Cancer (Melanoma, Cancer of the Skin, Skin Tumour)
Skin Discoloration (Vitiligo, Depigmentation, Loss of Skin Pigmentation, Skin Discolouring)
Skin Discolouring (Vitiligo, Depigmentation, Loss of Skin Pigmentation, Skin Discoloration)
Skin Tumour (Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Cancer of the Skin)
Slapped-Cheek Disease (Fifth Disease, Human Parvovirus B19, Erythema Infectiosum)
SLE (Lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorder (Insomnia, Trouble Sleeping, Sleep Problems)
Sleep Problems (Insomnia, Sleep Disorder, Trouble Sleeping)
Slipped Disc (Herniated Disc, Prolapsed Disc, Ruptured Disc)
Smallpox (Variola)
Smoking Cessation (Stopping Smoking, Quitting Smoking)
Soft Bones (Osteomalacia, Rickets)
Solar Erythema (Sunburn, Excess Sun)
Solar Keratosis (Actinic Keratosis, Precancerous Skin Lesion)
Sore Throat (Tonsillitis, Tonsilitis)
Spastic Bowel (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS, Functional Bowel Disorder, Spastic Colon)
Spastic Colon (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS, Functional Bowel Disorder, Spastic Bowel)
Spider Bites
Spiderweb Veins (Varicose Veins, Leg Veins, Bulging Veins)
Spina Bifida (Neural Tube Defect)
Spinal Curvature (Scoliosis, Spine Curvature)
Spine Curvature (Scoliosis, Spinal Curvature)
Spinning (Vertigo, Dizziness)
Sports Injuries (Athletic Injuries)
Squamous Cell Cancer (Skin Cancer, Basal Cell Cancer, Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma, Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer)
STD (Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI, Sexually Transmitted Disease)
Stein-Leventhal Syndrome (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Chronic Hyperandrogenic Anovulation (CHA), PCOS)
STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection, Sexually Transmitted Disease, STD)
Stomach Cancer (Gastric Cancer)
Stomach Flu (Gastroenteritis, Norwalk Virus, Norovirus)
Stomach Ulcers (Peptic Ulcer Disease, Ulcers, Gastric Ulcers, Duodenal Ulcers)
Stopping Smoking (Smoking Cessation, Quitting Smoking)
Strep (Strep Throat, Throat Infection, Streptococcal Pharyngitis)
Strep Throat (Throat Infection, Strep, Streptococcal Pharyngitis)
Streptococcal Pharyngitis (Strep Throat, Throat Infection, Strep)
Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident, Ischemic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke)
Styes (Hordeolum)
Substance Use Problems (Drug Abuse, Addiction)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS, cot death, crib death)
Suicide
Sunburn (Excess Sun, Solar Erythema)
Sunstroke (Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion, Thermic Fever, Siriasis)
Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma (Skin Cancer, Basal Cell Cancer, Squamous Cell Cancer, Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer)
Swimmer's Ear (Outer Ear Infection, Otitis Externa, Ear Infection, External Ear Infection)
Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza, H1N1 Flu Virus, Influenza A (H1N1), Human Swine Flu)
Swine Flu (Swine Influenza)
Swine Influenza (Swine Flu)
Syndrome X (Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance Syndrome)
Syphilis (Venereal disease, VD)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus, SLE)
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma, Morphea)

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