3 Terms
Contributors in Hospitals
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Recipient
Health care; Hospitals
In medicine, a recipient is someone who receives something like a blood transfusion or an organ transplant.
Remission
Health care; Hospitals
Disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer or other disease. When this happens, the disease is said to be "in remission." A remission can be temporary or permanent.
Anaesthesia
Health care; Hospitals
Loss of feeling or awareness. A local anaesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anaesthetic puts the person to sleep.
Antibodies
Health care; Hospitals
(also called immunoglobulins) Protein substances in the blood stream that are produced by the body in response to bacteria, viruses and other materials foreign to the body. Antibodies attach to the ...
Pericardial effusion
Health care; Hospitals
Fluid collects in the pericardial sac - the outer covering of the heart. It may place pressure on the heart causing it to pump ineffectively. This fluid can be drawn off by using a needle or by ...
Pneumothorax
Health care; Hospitals
Free air in the chest outside the lung. It can occur spontaneously (out of the blue, with or without underlying lung disease), following a fractured rib, chest surgery, or be deliberately induced in ...