Category: S

Surgery in which parts of the body such as bones or joints are:replaced by artificial pieces.  

Extra or only used in emergencies.  

A drug in the form of a capsule which is specially designed to release its contents slowly in the stomach.  

A place, empty area between things. Area, region, segment, or cavity of the body; small structural area between tissues or parts of an organ, such as the interstitial space. The area surrounding the form or the area the hairstyle occupies. A confined or partially enclosed region within or around the body. There are approximately 70…

Something which can be heard. A long rod, used to examine or to dilate the inside of a cavity in the body. A long rodlike instrument, often with a curved end, used to explore body cavities (such as the bladder) or to dilate strictures in the urethra or other canals. A rod with a curve…

A drug used to treat an irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure. Antiarrhythmic drug that works as a beta blocker and also increases the length of the action potential; indicated in the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (e.g., ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation); side effects include aggravation of congestive heart failure and increased incidence of arrhythmias.…

Dry deposits round the lips of someone who has a fever. The brownish encrustations that form around the mouth and teeth of patients suffering from fevers. Crusts or accumulations of food and bacteria on the teeth and about the lips. The Latin term for filth or dirt, often used to describe the brownish crusts that…

Relieving pain or irritation or making someone less tense.  

To relieve pain or irritation or make a person less tense.  

The use of ultrasound waves to produce a sonogram. The use of ultrasound waves to determine the position of structures within the body, such as the position of a fetus within the womb or the midline of the brain within the skull.