5 Terms
Contributors in Hospitals
Hospitals
donor
Health care; Hospitals
The family or unrelated volunteer who donates tissues, organs or blood to a person in need.
reflux
Health care; Hospitals
The term used when liquid backs up such as into the esophagus from the stomach, or into ureters from the bladder.
doppler ultrasoun
Health care; Hospitals
A form of ultrasound that can detect and measure blood flow.
ecchymosis
Health care; Hospitals
The skin discoloration (bruise) caused by the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels. Ecchymoses can similarly occur in mucous membranes as, for example, in the intestine or ...
e. coli
Health care; Hospitals
Short for escherichia coli, a bacterium that normally resides in the human colon. Most strains of E coli are quite harmless. However, some strains of E. coli are capable of causing very serious ...
