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Conventional surgery (i.e., surgery with a simple metallic blade or scalpel).  

The time that an organ that has been surgically removed for transplantation into a recipient remains in a chilled perfusion solution before engraftment.  

Foggy vapor in a mine charged with carbon dioxide.  

A water-in-oil emulsion ointment base used on the skin.  

A cooling jacket that simultaneously delivers cold therapy and static compression to an extremity, joint, or other body part. Water is chilled in an external container to a temperature of 45° to 55°F (7.2° to 12°C) and is then circulated through a circumferentially applied compression device. CCT units are used immediately after surgery or joint…

Any of a group of disorders marked by hemolytic anemia, obstruction of the microcirculation, or both. It is caused by agglutination of red blood cells by immunoglobulins that precipitate at cool or cold temperatures. The most common symptom is Raynaud’s phenomenon. Cold agglutinin disease often occurs transiently after infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Epstein-Barr virus.…

Coitus with manual pressure placed either on the urethra at the underside of the penis or in the perineum to block the emission of semen at ejaculation; also called the squeeze technique. It is used to prevent premature ejaculation.  

A test for pneumothorax. A metal coin is placed flat on the chest and struck with another coin. The chest is auscultated at the same time. If a pneumothorax is present, a sharp, metallic ringing sound is heard.  

A traditional health practice in which a heated coin is placed or rubbed on the skin (to treat conditions such as asthma). A health care provider who is unaware of this practice could erroneously attribute the lesions caused by coining to physical abuse.