4 Terms
Contributors in Hospitals
Hospitals
Chemotherapy
Health care; Hospitals
Drugs primarily used to destroy cancer cells. Another name commonly used is "chemo."
Chest x-ray
Health care; Hospitals
An x-ray picture of the chest showing the heart, lungs, and tubes or catheters that have been placed. This test is done frequently.
Pulse
Health care; Hospitals
The rhythmic dilation of an artery resulting from beating of the heart. It is often measured by feeling the arteries of the wrist. See attachment of "normal pulse" rates based on age of child.
Diabetes
Health care; Hospitals
A disease that develops when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. Insulin assists sugar (glucose) to enter cells where it can be converted to energy.
Peristalsis
Health care; Hospitals
The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric juices, turning it into a thin liquid.
