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of or pertaining to the foot; -footed Latin pēs, pēd-, foot Pedoscope: ped-, pedo-of or pertaining to the child Greek παῖς, παιδός (paîs, paidós), child pediatrics. pedophilia: pelv(i)-, pelv(o)-hip bone Latin pelvis, basin Pelvis-penia: deficiency Greek πενῐ́ᾱ, poverty, indigence osteopenia: peo-of or pertaining to the penis
D003646. [edit on Wikidata] Debridement is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. [2][3] Removal may be surgical, mechanical, chemical, autolytic (self-digestion), and by maggot therapy. In podiatry, practitioners such as chiropodists, podiatrists and foot ...
Myiasis (/ maɪ.ˈaɪ.ə.səs / my-EYE-ə-səss[ 1 ]), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae (maggots) that grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue. Although flies are most commonly attracted to open wounds and urine - or feces -soaked fur, some species (including ...
Maggots in medical packaging. Maggot therapy improves healing in chronic ulcers. [1] In diabetic foot ulcers there is tentative evidence of benefit. [3] A Cochrane review of methods for the debridement of venous leg ulcers found maggot therapy to be broadly as effective as most other methods, but the study also noted that the quality of data was poor.
Abbrev. Meaning Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin ; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night ...
Synovectomy is the surgical removal of the synovial tissue surrounding a joint. This procedure is typically recommended to provide relief from a condition in which the synovial membrane or the joint lining becomes inflamed and irritated and is not controlled by medication alone. If arthritis (inflammation of the joint) is not controlled, it can ...
An American-style crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter ...
Setter – I, ME, ONE (meaning the setter of the crossword) Setter's – MY (meaning the setter of the crossword) Sex appeal – IT (after Clara Bow – the It girl) or SA; Shilling – S; Ship – SS (steam ship) Ship's officer – PO (petty officer) Shirt – T; Short wave – SW; Side – LEG, OFF, ON; Significant other – SO