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Cast
1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An abnormal mass of dead cells that forms in a body cavity
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- Intertrigo A superficial skin disorder involving any area of the body where opposing skin surfaces may touch and rub…
- Macerate To soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion, as occurs with a stillborn. The word…
- Scrubs A protective garment designed to be worn by the doctor, nurse, and others in the operating room. The garment…
- Glutamine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Glutamine is present in plant and animal proteins…
- Medicine, nuclear See: Nuclear medicine
- Radiomimetic Imitating radiation. A radiomimetic drug is one that imitates the effects of radiation as in the case of…
- Klinefelter syndrome Klinefelter syndrome: A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to 47 chromosomes with XXY…
- Telesurgery Surgical procedures carried out at a distance thanks to advances in robotic and computer technology and their…
- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- Disease, Ritter This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…