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Nitric oxide
Health care; Hospitals
A gas given to a patient on the ventilator to help improve the ability of oxygen to cross into the blood stream when lungs are infected or damaged.
Mortality rate
Health care; Hospitals
A death rate. There are a number of different types of mortality rates depending upon the population and illness being considered.
Mucous
Health care; Hospitals
Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues.
Myositis
Health care; Hospitals
Inflammation of muscle tissue. There are many causes of myositis, including injury, medications, and diseases.
Virus
Health care; Hospitals
A small microorganism which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce ...
Spasticity
Health care; Hospitals
A state of increased tone of a muscle (and an increase in the deep tendon reflexes). For example, with spasticity of the legs (spastic paraplegia) there is an increase in tone of the leg muscles so ...
