11 Terms
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unconscious
Health care; Hospitals
Interruption of awareness of oneself and one’s surroundings, lack of the ability to notice or respond to stimuli in the environment. A person may become unconscious due to oxygen deprivation, shock, ...
benign
Health care; Hospitals
Not cancerous or malignant. A benign tumor doesn’t invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body. The tumor may grow but it stays in the same place.
pruritus
Health care; Hospitals
Itching. Pruritus can result from drug reaction, food allergy, kidney or liver disease, cancers, parasites, aging or dry skin, contact skin reaction, such as poison ivy, and for unknown reasons.
obstructive sleep apnea
Health care; Hospitals
Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by interruptions of breathing during sleep. There are two types of sleep apnea: *Central sleep apnea occurs when the brain fails to send the right ...
centigrade
Health care; Hospitals
Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C. The Centigrade scale is used around most of the world to indicate the temperature ...
