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Epistaxis, treatment of
To stop epistaxis (a nosebleed), you should: 1. Pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your thumb and index finger. 2. Press firmly toward the face - compressing the pinched parts of the nose against the bones of the face…
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Show more- Bicuspid Having two flaps or cusps. The heart valve that is called the bicuspid valve is located between the left…
- Venereal wart A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Quiescence Inactivity, quietness. In cells, quiescence is the state of not dividing. In neurons (nerve cells)…
- Food, super Foods with alleged healing or health-promoting capabilities. The healing power of foods is a popular concept…
- Cat eye syndrome A constitutional chromosome abnormality (one that is present at or before birth) with multiple malformations…
- BMI A person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m) squared. BMI stands for body mass…
- Ut dict. Abbreviation meaning 'as directed' (from the Latin 'ut dictum', as directed). One of a number of hallowed…
- Palliation To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Bundling A term employed by the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration) that refers to the inclusion of multiple…
- DTaP immunization Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Eye, no Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 ALS2. A juvenile-onset form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal recessive manner…