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Digital compression
Compression of blood vessels with the fingers to stop hemorrhage.
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Cerebral compression
Potentially life-threatening pressure on the brain produced by increased intracranial fluid, embolism, thrombosis, tumors, skull fractures, or aneurysms.
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Breast compression
Squeezing the breast between movable grids prior to mammographic or magnetic resonance imaging.
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Compressible
Able to be pressed into a smaller space or squeezed together.
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Wet compress
Two or more folds of soft cloth wrung out of water at prescribed temperatures and covered with fabric.
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Hot compress
A soft, absorbent cloth folded into several layers, dipped in hot water 107° to 115°F (41.7° to 46.1°C), barely wrung out, and placed on the part to be treated. It is covered with a piece of cloth.
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Quarternary ammonium compound
A salt of ammonia (NH4+) in which the loci held by the hydrogen ions in ammonia are held instead by alkyl groups.
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Polar compound
A molecule with distinct electrical charges in different regions, i.e., a positive charge in one region and a negative charge in another.
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Inorganic compound
One of many compounds that, in general, contain no carbon.
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Impression compound
A nonelastic molding used in dentistry to make imprints of teeth and other oral tissues. Impression compound is a thermoplastic material (i.e., it softens when heated and solidifies without chemical change when cooled).
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