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An instrument for determining the amount of heat exchanged in a chemical reaction or by the animal body under specific conditions.  

A colloquial term for any artificial or natural food, e.g., amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, or proteins.  

A means of estimating the total fluid and electrolyte requirements of a hospitalized patient, based on the patient’s body weight, body temperature, mobility, ventilation, and other factors.  

The bursa found between the arch of the aorta and the trachea.  

Intracellular proteins that combine with calcium ions to activate the contraction of smooth muscle and other processes.  

Communications technology that allows patients to signal caregivers when they are urgently needed and allows caregivers to communicate with each other at a distance.  

A group of personality traits including lack of empathy, manipulativeness, and remorselessness. These traits are considered to be indicators of conduct disorder in childhood and adolescence and are uniquely characteristic of antisocial personality disorder in adults.  

To the corpus callosum and marginal gyrus; marking the sulcus between them.  

The common blowfly, whose larvae sometimes infest human wounds, a condition known as myiasis.  

A communications center in an organization that manages incoming and outgoing telephone calls with customers and clients. In health care the center may help to manage appointments and messages or may provide patients with information about illnesses, health care resources, services provided, wellness, or disease self-management.