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The breathing in of smoke, as in a fire. Excessive breathing of smoke during a fire. The inhalation of smoke can cause serious lung damage. Many people who die from fires have both smoke inhalation and burns. Smoke inhalation injury happens because smoke contains toxic fuel by-products and sometimes contains fine solid particles, all of…

A white, grey or black product made of small particles, given off by something which is burning. Any suspension in the air of particles produced by combustion.  

A fracture of the radius just above the wrist. A fracture of the lower end of the radius, with anterior displacement of the lower fragment. A fracture located in the lower part of the radius (one of the two forearm bones) where the fragment below the break is pushed forward, causing a displacement. This results…

A special nail that on cross-section has three flanges, used for stabilizing fractures of the neck of the femur. A three-pronged nail used to secure the head of the femur during fractures of the femur’s neck by inserting it into the upper part of the femur.  

Crystals of an ammonia compound which give off a strong smell and can revive someone who has fainted. A colloquial term for aromatized ammonium carbonate. A solution containing ammonia that was previously employed to revive individuals experiencing faintness. Formulations made from ammonium carbonate infused with fragrant materials.  

An oily secretion with an unpleasant smell which collects on and under the foreskin of the penis. White, cheesy secretion of glands of the foreskin. The secretion of the glands of the foreskin (prepuce), which accumulates under the foreskin and has a white cheesy appearance. It becomes readily infested by a harmless bacterium that resembles…

A stomach which is reduced in size after an operation, making the person unable to eat large meals.  

The middle part of the back between and below the shoulder blades.  

Referring to an unborn baby which is small in comparison to the average size for that number of weeks.