33 Terms
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Platelets
Health care; Hospitals
A type of blood cell that is necessary to stop bleeding and allow injured areas to form clots. A normal platelet count is 140,000-300,000. A platelet transfusion may be needed (usually with platelet ...
Neutrophil
Health care; Hospitals
A type of white blood cell that plays a major role in fighting bacterial and fungal infections.
Ventricle
Health care; Hospitals
A ventricle is a chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the brain and the lower two chambers of the heart are called ventricles.
Vertebra
Health care; Hospitals
A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral (fused into one-sacrum bone) and 4 coccygeal (fused into one-coccyx ...
Wheezing
Health care; Hospitals
A whistling noise in the chest during breathing when the airways are narrowed or compressed, such as in asthma or bronchialitis.
Withdrawal symptoms
Health care; Hospitals
Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt stoppage of a drug that can produce physical dependence. Common withdrawal symptoms include sweating, tremor, vomiting, anxiety, ...
Pus
Health care; Hospitals
A thick whitish-yellow fluid which results from the accumulation of white blood cells (WBCs), liquefied tissue and cellular debris. Pus is commonly a site of infection or foreign material in the ...
