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Straitjacket
Or strait-jacket or strait jacket. 1. A garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves the ends of which can be tied behind the back to restrain a violently disturbed person, as in a psychiatric in-patient unit, so that the person does not…
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- Mucus, nasal See: Nasal mucus
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- Exocrine Pertaining to the secretion of a substance out through a duct. The exocrine glands include the salivary…
- Morton toe See: Morton's syndrome
- Anemia Anemia: The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal…
- Catheter, indwelling bladder A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder that remains ('dwells') there to provide…
- Suicide prevention Diminishing the risk of suicide. It may not be possible to eliminate entirely the risk of suicide but it is…
- Staphylococcus A group of bacteria that cause a multitude of diseases. Under a microscope, Staphylococcus bacteria are round…
- Colorectal adenoma family history See: Colon cancer family history