12 results found

Search Results for: complication

Complication

Complication a term used to describe additional medical problems that develop following a procedure, treatment or illness.... Read More

Elephantiasis

Definition noun, plural: elephantiases A disease of the skin characterized by being thick, rough, hard, and fissured, like... Read More

Scared to Death

Scared to Death: Self-Willed Death, or the Bone-Pointing Syndrome  by Patrick D Hahn  Accepted on: September 4,... Read More

Vomit

Definition noun, plural: vomits The contents of a stomach expelled through the mouth, and sometimes through the nose verb To... Read More

Exudate

What is an exudate? The inflammation or injury in a tissue result in increased permeability of the blood vessels that... Read More

Dehiscence

Dehiscence a premature bursting open or splitting along natural or surgical suture lines. A complication of surgery that... Read More

Alveolalgia

Alveolalgia --> alveoalgia a postoperative complication of tooth extraction in which the blood clot in the socket... Read More

Flegmon

Flegmon --> phlegmon 1. (Science: dermatology) a spreading, diffuse inflammatory reaction to infection with... Read More

Myocardium

Myocardium Definition What is the myocardium of the heart?  It is the muscular middle layer of the heart that is... Read More

Purulent

The term "purulent" signifies the state of formation and release of pus from a site of inflammation. Thick, foul-smelling,... Read More

Fetus

The science of Embryology and Fetal development has fascinated mankind since time immemorial. After the embryonic stage, the... Read More

Hemolysis

The breakdown or catabolism of red blood cells or erythrocytes that result in the expulsion of hemoglobin and other... Read More