| paralytic ileus |
The build up of pressure in the small intestine that can occur in the early stages after a spinal cord injury. Symptoms include absence of normal bowel sounds and visible swelling of the abdomen. It can cause vomiting or force the stomach contents up into the airways.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/6...
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| paralysis |
loss or decrease of ability to move
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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| parallel |
Lines that lie in the same plane and never meet. Also, planes lying in space that never meet.
Ãâó: www.mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/mathematics/g...
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| parallel evolution |
The development of similar characteristics in organisms that are not closely related (not part of a monophyletic group) due to adaptation to similar environments and/or strategies of life.
Ãâó: www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBook...
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| parallax |
The apparent movement of an object viewed through a lens when the position of observation is moved laterally.
Ãâó: www12.mawebcenters.com/coltslaboratories/gloss.ivn...
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