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Industrial health
A branch of public health concerned with the health and well-being of workers. Its aims are to eliminate hazards and reduce industrial fatigue in the workplace
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Show more- Ptosis Downward displacement. Ptosis of the eyelids is drooping of the eyelids.
- Undulate To have a wavy border or form. Also, to rise and fall like a wave. For example, the border of a wound may…
- Lassitude Weakness, weariness, listlessness, exhaustion, lethargy. For example, the patient complained of lassitude…
- Nerve, hypoglossal The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve…
- Rash, butterfly Rash, butterfly: A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic…
- Lues 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it. 2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old…
- Balantidium A genus of protozoa with cilia that includes Balantidium coli (B. coli). B. coli is the largest protozoan and…
- Chorea, Sydenham's See: Sydenham chorea
- Disease, Parry's Toxic multinodular goiter, a condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are…
- Heat index The temperature the body feels when heat and humidity are combined. The body dissipates heat by varying the…
- Antiviral agent An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Macule A small localized change in the color of skin that is neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules are…