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Hematoma
An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is usually situated within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as within a muscle. A hematoma is caused by a break in the wall of a…
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- Dactylitis Inflammation of a digit (either a finger or a toe). Dactyl comes from the Greek 'daktylos' meaning 'finger.'…
- X-ray, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). By contrast an AP…
- NIA (National Institute on Aging) One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead…
- Cardioversion The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a…
- Nurse, licensed practical A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LPNs…
- Compound fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. NTER> Note that a…
- Biological safety level 4 Level 4 biosafety
- Skittles Street name for dextromethorphan (DXM)
- Disease, Alexander See: Alexander disease
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- Beta-agonist A bronchodilator medicine that opens the airways by relaxing the muscles around the airways that may tighten…