20 Terms
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encephalitis
Health care; Hospitals
Inflammation of the brain caused by an infection. Treatment must begin as early as possible to attempt to avoid potentially serious and life-long effects. Depending on the cause of the ...
stem cells
Health care; Hospitals
The youngest bone marrow cell from which other marrow cells are formed.
occupational therapy
Health care; Hospitals
Therapy to help learn or relearn daily living and developmental skills. An occupational therapist is a professional trained in this area of treatment.
endoscopy
Health care; Hospitals
Endoscopy is the examination of the inside of the body using a lighted, flexible instrument called an endoscope. In general, an endoscope is placed into the body through a natural opening like the ...
peak-flow meter
Health care; Hospitals
This hand-held device measures airflow (how fast air is blown out of the lungs). Patients can use peak-flow meters to measure their own airflow regularly which allows asthmatic patients to predict an ...
epilepsy (seizure disorder)
Health care; Hospitals
When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is often ...
