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Infection, hospital-acquired
An infection caught while hospitalized. The medical term for a hospital-acquired infection is 'nosocomial.' Most nosocomial infections are due to bacteria. Since antibiotics are frequently used within hospitals, the types of bacteria and…
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- Brown, Louise The world's first test-tube baby, conceived by in vitro fertilization and born on July 25, 1978
- Automatism An unconscious movement that may resemble simple repetitive tics or may be a complex sequence of…
- Category three hurricane A hurricane with winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt or 178-209 km/hr). Storm surge generally 9-12 ft above normal…
- Mutism The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who…
- Jejunostomy A surgical operation to create an opening of the jejunum (a part of the (a part of the small intestine) to a…
- Peritoneal Having to do with the peritoneum
- GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein. The degenerative brain condition called Alexander disease is caused by…
- Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis: Infection with trichomonas, in humans with Trichomonas vaginalis.
- Campion, Thomas (1567-1620) English physician, poet, and composer. Campion first studied law, but had little sympathy with…
- Teratogen, coumadin as The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…