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Bed blocker
A patient who uses a hospital bed for a long period of time because they are chronically ill. The patient inadvertently blocks the use of the bed by other patients. The term 'bed blocker' appears to date back into the 1980s
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- General Clinical Research Center (Abbreviated GCRC). See: Clinical Research Center
- Anoscopy Anoscopy is a procedure used to visualize the wall of the anus and lowest portion of the rectum. Anoscopy can…
- OPV Oral polio vaccine. See Polio vaccine, oral
- Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule See: ALCAM
- Algophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of pain. The fear is excessive, beyond that which is expected under the…
- Glaucoma, symptoms of At first, there are no symptoms. Vision stays normal, and there is no pain. However, as the disease progress…
- Herniorrhaphy The surgical repair of a hernia. Herniorrhaphy may be done under local or general anesthesia using a…
- CT colonography Another name for virtual colonoscopy. The term CT colonography provides a more accurate description of the…
- Four-finger line See: Simian crease
- Hospital It may seem unnecessary to define a 'hospital' since everyone knows the nature of a hospital. A hospital…
- Traditional Chinese medicine The current name for an ancient system of health care from China. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based…