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Calor
Heat, one of the four classic signs of inflammation (together with dolor, rubor and tumor). From the Latin calor, heat. See also: Dolor; Rubor; Tumor
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Show more- Parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding. Also called parenteral alimentation
- Tubercle A small tuber, a small lump or bump.
- Ambient Surrounding, present on all sides; encompassing. As, the ambient noise is deafening, or the ambient light is…
- AMA The American Medical Association. The AMA's mission statement proclaims: 'We are the Voice of the American…
- Focal dystonia due to torticollis Spasm of the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head, causing the head to twist and turn to…
- Acquired Anything that is not present at birth but develops some time later. In medicine, the word 'acquired' implies…
- Denervate To deprive of the nerve supply. Denervate is the opposite of innervate
- Temperature The temperature is the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the body. It is usually measured with a…
- Abnormal Not normal. Deviating from the usual structure, position, condition, or behavior. In referring to a growth…
- Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia: A syndrome characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and…
- Arteriole A small branch of an artery (a vessel that carries blood high in oxygen away from the heart to the body)…
- P.r.n. Abbreviation meaning 'when necessary' (from the Latin 'pro re nata', for an occasion that has arisen, as…