10 Terms
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pneumonia
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An inflammation of one or both lungs. Pneumonia is frequently but not always due to infection. The infection may be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic. Symptoms may include fever, chills, cough ...
acute otitis media
Health care; Hospitals
Inflammation of the middle ear. It typically causes fluid in the middle ear with signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually with pain,often with drainage of purulent material ...
sprain
Health care; Hospitals
An injury to a ligament resulting from overuse or trauma. The treatment of a sprain injury includes ice packs, resting and elevating the involved joint and anti-inflammatory medications. Depending on ...
adenovirus
Health care; Hospitals
A group of viruses responsible for a group of respiratory diseases (common cold, pneumonia, croup, bronchiolitis, and bronchitis), infections of the stomach and intestine (gastroenteritis), eyes ...
stethoscope
Health care; Hospitals
An instrument used to transmit low-volume sounds such as the heartbeat, intestinal, and lung sounds to the ear of the listener.
adhesion
Health care; Hospitals
The union of two opposing tissue surfaces (often in reference to the sides of a wound). Also refers to scar tissue strands that can form in the area of a previous operation, frequently after ...
