Hospitals

Hospitals

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Hospitals

Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32° F and the boiling point of water 212° F. See Centigrade for a conversion formula since most hospitals do not use the common Fahrenheit ...

Vertigo

Health care; Hospitals

Vertigo is a feeling that you are dizzily turning around or that things are dizzily turning about you. Vertigo is usually due to a problem with the inner ear. Vertigo can also be caused by brain stem ...

Gastroenteritis

Health care; Hospitals

Inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. Can cause nausea and vomiting and/or diarrhea. Gastroenteritis has numerous causes, including infectious organisms (viruses, bacteria, etc.), food ...

Traction, orthopaedic

Health care; Hospitals

The use of a system of weights and pulleys to gradually change the position of a bone. It may be used in cases of bone injury or congenital defect, to prevent scar tissue from building up in ways to ...

Encephalitis

Health care; Hospitals

Inflammation of the brain caused by an infection. Treatment must begin as early as possible to attempt to avoid potentially serious and life-long effects. Depending on the cause of the ...

Stem cells

Health care; Hospitals

The youngest bone marrow cell from which other marrow cells are formed.

Occupational therapy

Health care; Hospitals

Therapy to help learn or relearn daily living and developmental skills. An occupational therapist is a professional trained in this area of treatment.