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A preparation containing several vitamins and sometimes minerals, used as a dietary supplement. A dietary supplement that supplies the essential vitamins and minerals that people do not always obtain in sufficient amounts in their regular diets. Multivitamins, which often contain minerals, are usually taken daily. Taking a multivitamin does not compensate for poor food choices,…

Resistant to several types of antibiotic.  

A neurone with several processes.  

A state of continuous disturbances and abnormalities in organ systems, rather than true failure, e.g. following trauma and sepsis. It is often fatal. Progressive failure of two or more organ systems, resulting from acute, severe illnesses or injuries (i.e., sepsis, systemic inflammatory response, trauma, burns) and mediated by the body’s inability to sufficiently activate its…

A condition in which a bone is broken in several places.  

An extremely serious condition in which several of the body’s organs stop functioning at the same time. The person may survive, depending on how many organs fail and the length of time that the failure lasts.  

Referring to a cell with several nuclei, such as a megakaryocyte.  

A lens in spectacles whose focus changes from top to bottom so that the person wearing the spectacles can see objects clearly at different distances. An eyeglass lens whose power to alter light rays varies from the top to the bottom of the lens, permitting a smooth transition from one power lens to the other…

Using or involving several specialised subjects or skills. Made up of individuals from different fields. In the hospital, a committee on patient care which has members who are physicians, nurses, and managers, for example, is a multidisciplinary committee. Relating to multiple fields of study involved in the care of patients. The term suggests that the…

Trials carried out in several centres at the same time.