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Any gas, liquid or powder which flows. A nonsolid, liquid, or gaseous substance.  

The feeling of movement of liquid inside part of the body or inside a cyst when pressed by the fingers. The characteristic feeling of a wave motion produced in a fluid-filled part of the body by an examiner’s fingers. If fluctuation is present when a swelling is examined, this is an indication that there is…

A drug related to penicillin and effective against streptococcal infections and pneumonia. A penicillinase-resistant penicillin used to treat penicillin-resistant staphylocci infections.  

To clean the teeth with dental floss. A waxed or unwaxed tape or thread used to clean and remove plaque between teeth and below the gumline.  

With an unhealthily glowing pink or red complexion. Bright deep-red. The term describes skin coloration. Vibrant pink or red, typically due to increased blood flow or congestion.  

The action of constantly touching the bedclothes, a sign that someone is approaching death. Semiconscious picking at bedclothes in association with fever, stupor, and delirium.  

One of the two lowest ribs on each side, which are not attached to the breastbone. The 11th and 12th ribs, which do not attach to the sternum. The two lower pairs of ribs are unique as they are connected to the spine at the back but do not attach to the sternum (breastbone) through…

A bend in an organ. A fold in the skin. Angle or fold, such as the hepatic flexure of the colon. A bend in an organ or body part. The term is used, for example, to describe the skin on the inner aspect of the elbow or knee, or the ‘hepatic flexure’ of the colon.…

A muscle which makes a joint bend. Muscle that bends a joint (e.g., flexor hallucis brevis, the muscle that bends the great toe upward). Any muscle that causes bending of limb or other part. A muscle that brings two bones closer together, causing flexion of the part or a decreased angle of the joint. Opposed…

A bacterium which causes bacillary dysentery.