29 Terms
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Rejection
Health care; Hospitals
In transplantation biology, the refusal by the body to accept transplanted cells, tissues or organs. For example, a kidney transplant may be rejected.
Arrhythmia (or dysrythmia)
Health care; Hospitals
Lack of effective heart rhythm/heartbeat; out of rhythm - the heart is beating too fast, too slowly, or irregularly.
Progressive
Health care; Hospitals
Increasing in scope or severity. In medicine, a disease that is progressive is going from bad to worse.
Arterial catheter (a-line)
Health care; Hospitals
A special catheter (plastic tube) that is placed in an artery and used to cheque blood pressure and draw blood samples.
Osteomyelitis
Health care; Hospitals
Inflammation of the bone due to infection. Osteomyelitis is sometimes a complication of surgery or injury, although infection can also reach bone tissue through the bloodstream.
Aspiration
Health care; Hospitals
Occurs when a solid or liquid material enters the lung passages. It can also refer to a procedure done by a physician to remove fluids or materials through a needle or tube in an abscess.
Unconscious
Health care; Hospitals
Interruption of awareness of oneself and one’s surroundings, lack of the ability to notice or respond to stimuli in the environment. A person may become unconscious due to oxygen deprivation, shock, ...
