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A water-in-oil emulsion ointment base used on the skin.
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Foggy vapor in a mine charged with carbon dioxide.
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A test that measures blood pressure and heart rate response to the immersion of one hand in ice water.
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In radiation oncology, a tissue region that is exposed to much less radiation than neighboring tissues.
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coldspray, cold spray
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(kōld-sprā) 1. An aerosol used to lower the temperature and thus harden thermoplastic splinting material during fitting or molding. 2. A vaporized chemical such as ethyl chloride or fluoromethane used to produce rapid cooling and numbness of the skin.
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A colloquial term for surgery performed with a scalpel rather than with electrocautery, lasers, or radiofrequency ablation.
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In organ transplantation, the refrigeration of donated organs before they are transplanted into recipients.
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(kō-lek′tŏ-mē, kŏ-lek′tŏ-mē) [col- + -ectomy] Excision of part or all of the colon. The procedure may be hemicolectomy, transverse colectomy, anterior resection, or total colectomy depending on where the diseased portion is.
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(kō′lē-ŭs for″skō′lē-ī″, kō′lē-ŭs for″skō′lē-ē″) A tropical perennial plant of the mint family used in Ayurvedic medicine in an extract to treat diverse conditions, including weight loss and asthma.
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(kō″lĭ-băs-ĭl-lē′mē-ă) [Gr. kolon, colon, + L. bacillus, little rod, + Gr. haima, blood] Escherichia coli in the blood.
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(kō″lĭ-băs-ĭ-lō′sĭs) [″ + ″ + Gr. osis, condition] Infection with Escherichia coli.
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(kō-lĭ-băs-ĭl-ū′rē-ă) [″ + ″ + Gr. ouron, urine] Presence of Escherichia coli in the urine.
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(kō″lĭ-bă-sĭl′ŭs) [″ + L. bacillus, little rod] The colon bacillus, Escherichia coli.
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(kolik) [Gr. kolikos, pert. to the colon] Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ accompanied by pain.
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biliary c. Intermittent, intense pain in the right upper quadrant that may radiate to the back, often associated with nausea and vomiting, and caused by obstruction of ...