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A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in treating abscesses. The main treatments include hot packs and draining ('lancing') the abscess, but only when it is soft and ready to…
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- Deficiency, adenosine deaminase (ADA) A genetic (inherited) condition that results in a immune deficiency disorder called severe combined…
- Care proxy, health A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Nitrosoureas A group of cancer drugs called alkylating agents because they act by the process of alkylation to inhibit DNA…
- Radiofrequency ablation Radiofrequency ablation: The use of electrodes to generate heat and destroy abnormal tissue. In…
- F (symbol) A much used symbol, F stands for fractional concentration; free energy; Fahrenheit; visual field; fluorine…
- Candidate gene Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Attenuated Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, weakened, diminished. The use of 'attenuated' in medicine is not new. In…
- Syndrome, Behcet's See: Behcet's syndrome
- Extubation The process of removing a tube from a hollow organ or passageway, often from the airway. The opposite of…
- Choking in children The compromise of a child's normal breathing by obstructing or compressing the trachea, a major health hazard…
- Machine, CPM A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…