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Sputum
The mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea that one may cough up and spit out or swallow. The word 'sputum' is borrowed directly from the Latin 'to spit.' Called also expectoration
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- Zinc acetate A form of zinc that has been used as an emetic
- Drain, Jackson-Pratt See: JP drain
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- GBS Group B strep (or George Bernard Shaw). See also Group B streptococcus infection
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- Rib, sternal One of the first 7 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be a 'sternal' rib or a 'true' rib if it attaches to the…
- Lumbar puncture Lumbar puncture: A lumbar puncture or 'LP' is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal…
- Charles Darwin See: Darwin, Charles