acronym for Shaken Baby Syndrome (More? Abnormal Development - Shaken Baby)
Sick Building Syndrome. (1) A human health condition in which infections linger, caused by exposure to contaminants within a building as a result of poor ventilation. (2) Building whose occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent therein, but where no specific illness or cause can be identified. Complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone, or may spread throughout the building and may abate on leaving the building. Also see "Building-related Illness."
Sick Building Syndrome. ye, nose and throat irritations; fatigue; and skin disorders.
Short bowel syndrome. the loss of area in the intestine that causes malabsorption
Short Bowel Syndrome. Short Bowel Syndrome refers to the state in which an intestine is too short to normally perform all of its functions, and results from surgical resection or a birth defect in intestinal development.
short bowel syndrome; a condition that results when half or more of the small intestine is surgically removed as a result of intestinal damage
Sick building syndrome. A term used to refer to the condition in which a majority of building occupants experience a variety of health and/or comfort effects linked to time spent in a particular building, but where no specific illness or causative agent can be identified. Symptoms often include headaches, eye irritation and respiratory irritation. (Gobbell, 1994, p. 69)
Sick building syndrome. A group of symptoms that are relieved by leaving the building.
See "Sick Building Syndrome."
Sick Building Syndrome. one of the most common names for the illness acquired from working in moldy or water-damaged buildings
Sick Building Syndrome. A vaguely defined condition or malaise affecting workers in a building, which typically improves or disappears within hours of the worker leaving the building. It occurs more often in airconditioned buildings than in naturally ventilated buildings. Symptoms may include lethargy, dry eyes, throat and skin, blocked or running nose and sometimes a feeling of tightness around the chest. The condition has been attributed to both the physical and psychological climate.
Sick building syndrome. Acute, nonspecific conditions caused by conditions in or nearby to a facility.
SICK BUILDING SYNDROME. Term that refers to a set of symptoms that affect some number of building occupants during the time they spend in the building and diminish or go away during periods when they leave the building. Cannot be traced to specific pollutants or sources within the building. (Contrast with "Building related illness").
Term that refers to Sick Building Syndrome or a set of symptoms that affect some number of building occupants during the time they spend in the building and diminish or go away during periods when they leave the building. Cannot be traced to specific pollutants or sources within the building. Term sometimes used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a particular building, but where no specific illness or cause can be identified. The complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone, or may be spread throughout the building.
Sick Building Syndrome. The occurrence of health problems to occupants of a building related to the construction and mechanical systems of the building.
sick building syndrome. an increase in the frequency of building, occupant, reported complaints associated with acute, non-specific symptoms in non-industrial environments that improve while away from the building.