| sh | shoulder |
|---|---|
| SHLD | shoulder |
| SITS | supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis [shoulder muscles comprising the rotator cu... |
| SSI | segmental sequential irradiation; shoulder subluxation inhibition; small-scale integration; Social S... |
| TSA | technical surgical assistance; toluene sulfonic acid; total shoulder arthroplasty; total solute abso... |
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| electric injuries | Injuries caused by electric currents. The concept excludes electric burns (burns, electric), but includes accidental electrocution and electric shock. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| tooth injuries | Traumatic or other damage to teeth including fractures (tooth fractures) or displacements (tooth luxation). (12 Dec 1998) |
| eye injuries | Damage or trauma inflicted to the eye by external means. The concept includes both surface injuries and intraocular injuries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| eye injuries, penetrating | Deeply perforating or puncturing type intraocular injuries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| facial injuries | General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face. (12 Dec 1998) |
| knee injuries | Injuries to the knee or the knee joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| finger injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving the fingers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foot injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving the foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forearm injuries | Injuries to the part of the upper limb of the body between the wrist and elbow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leg injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving the leg. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lightning injuries | Accidental injuries caused by brief high-voltage electrical discharges during thunderstorms. Cardiopulmonary arrest, coma and other neurologic symptoms, myocardial necrosis, and dermal burns are common. Prompt treatment of the acute sequelae, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is indicated for survival. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, multiple | Couples who have had 2 or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| advanced multiple-beam equalization radiography | A variant of scanning equalization radiography using several X-ray beams. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyloidosis of multiple myeloma | Foci of amyloidosis in mesenchymal tissues of some persons with multiple myeloma; no direct relation between amyloid and Bence Jones protein is conclusively known. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancer, multiple myeloma | A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumour cells can form a single collection (a plasmacytoma) or many tumours (multiple myeloma). Plasma cells are part of the immune system and make antibodies. Because patients have an excess of identical plasma cells, they have too much of one type of antibody. As myeloma cells increase in number, they damage and weaken the bones, causing pain and often fractures. When bones are damaged, calcium is released into the blood leading to hypercalcaemia (excess calcium in the blood) and that causes loss of appetite, nausea, thirst, fatigue, muscle weakness, restlessness, and confusion. Myeloma cells prevent the bone marrow from forming normal plasma cells and other white blood cells important to the immune system so patients may not be able to fight infections. The cancer cells can also prevent the growth of new red blood cells, causing anaemia. Excess antibody proteins and calcium may prevent the kidneys from filtering and cleaning the blood properly Cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A lymphoma is a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system. The most common symptom of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas is a painless swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are diagnosed with a biopsy of an enlarged lymph node. Follow-up examinations are important after lymphoma treatment. Most relapses occur in the first 2 years after therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |