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Hypothermia

Health care; Hospitals

Abnormally low body temperature. Hypothermia becomes life threatening below body temperatures of 32.2 C (90 F).

Hypotonia

Health care; Hospitals

Decreased tone of skeletal muscles. In a word, floppiness

Hypoxia

Health care; Hospitals

Concentration of oxygen in arterial blood that is less than normal. Anoxia refers to complete lack of oxygen.

An intramuscular (IM) medication is given by needle into the muscle. This is as opposed to a medication that is given by a needle into the skin (intradermal) or just below the skin (subcutaneous) or ...

Ileus

Health care; Hospitals

Obstruction of the intestine due to it being paralyzed. The paralysis does not need to be complete to cause ileus, but the intestine must be so inactive that it prohibits the passage of food and ...

Immune system

Health care; Hospitals

The body's system of defences against disease or allergies. The immune system is primarily composed of white blood cells and antibodies, but includes other agents as well.