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Tracheostomy button
Tracheostomy button: A 1/2- to 1 1/2-inch-long plastic tube placed in the stoma to keep it open
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- Fibroid A benign tumor of the uterus and the single most common indication for hysterectomy. Fibroids can be present…
- Glomerular Pertaining to the glomerulus, a tiny structure in the kidney that filters the blood to form urine
- Hypoxia A subnormal concentration of oxygen. By contrast with normoxia (normal oxygen) and anoxia (the absence or…
- Nasal septum perforation A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- Principal joints of the body >Acromioclavicular >Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) >Atlas and axis >Atlas and occipital >Calcaneocuboid…
- Foot pain Foot pain: Foot pain is the sensation of discomfort in the foot arising from disorders or injury to any of…
- Cutaneous syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are joined together, and the joining involves only the skin, not the…
- Cholangitis, primary sclerosing See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Asian influenza See: Asian flu
- Stethoscope An instrument used to transmit low-volume sounds such as the heartbeat (or intestinal, venous, or fetal…
- Hospital It may seem unnecessary to define a 'hospital' since everyone knows the nature of a hospital. A hospital…