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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A plant-like organism that does not make chlorophyll. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are examples. The plural is fungi.
Industry:Health care
The use of exercises and physical activities to help condition muscles and restore strength and movement. For example, physical therapy can be used to restore arm and shoulder movement and build back strength after breast cancer surgery.
Industry:Health care
Having to do with the viscera, which are the soft internal organs of the body, including the lungs, the heart, and the organs of the digestive, excretory, reproductive, and circulatory systems.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which the blood is too acidic. It may be caused by severe illness or sepsis (bacteria in the bloodstream).
Industry:Health care
The main endocrine gland. It produces hormones that control other glands and many body functions, especially growth.
Industry:Health care
A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine.
Industry:Health care
The layers of tissue that cover the outer surface of most organs in the abdomen, including the intestines.
Industry:Health care
