Fitness

Fitness

Related to the practice of regular exercise to maintain good physical condition and health.

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infection

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The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another organism and draws its nourishment therefrom. ) A person with an ...

informatics

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The application of computers and statistics to the management of information. For example, in the Human Genome Project, informatics has permitted the development and use of ...

injury

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Harm or hurt. The term "injury" may be applied in medicine to damage inflicted upon oneself as in a hamstring injury or by an external agent on as in a cold injury. The injury may ...

incidence

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The frequency with which something, such as a disease, appears in a particular population or area. In disease epidemiology, the incidence is the number of newly diagnosed cases ...

incisional hernia

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When an abdominal incision does not heal properly, a defect in the fascia (the strong tissues that surround the abdominal muscles) may form. The intestine, or other abdominal ...

incentive spirometry

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After surgery, you will be given a small plastic device with a flexible hose attached to it (kind of like a snorkel). The nurses will teach you how to suck air in through the ...