as in a fall on the head or from a heavy blow to the front of the head when the body is held immobile. A neck injury is often associated with a brain injury.)
like a young stick of wood.Another kind of break is an open or compound fracture.This is when the bone breaks the skin.This is very serious.Along with the bone damage there is a risk of infection in the open wound. A lot of things happen as the body reacts to an injury like a ...
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the term describing the time and events surrounding birth perinatal wound or injury trauma gray poli/o any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs melanosis abnormal enlargement of the liver hepatomegaly a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the ...
Wound or injury. triage Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment. viral Pertaining to a virus. -malacia abnormal softening eponym a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it fi...
The most common cause is penetrating trauma, such as a gunshot or knife wound. If the injury occurred between the chin and navel, it is possible that the injury has penetrated the chest wall. Symptoms of an open chest wound include difficulty breathing and/or a ...
the main component of the solid film can effectively wound to form and maintain the moist environment, promote wound healing; the healing process is no scab healing; removal of products not adhesion with the wound, can reduce the bandage is caused by secondary injury, reduce wound hea...
A ___ is the mark left by the healing process of a wound, sore, or injury. scar The process of forcibly tearing off a part or structure of the body, such as a finger or toe, is: avulsion The term alopecia means loss of hair or: baldness ...
Related to wound: Wound Infection, Wound Care, Wound healing?Note: This page may contain content that is offensive or inappropriate for some readers. wound [wo̳nd] an injury or damage, usually restricted to those caused by physical means with disruption of normal continuity of structures. ...
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 lesion A useful and widely used medical term meaning any injury, wound, infection, or any structural or other form of abnormality anywhere in the body. Doctors would be at a loss without this term, but it is commonly ...