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  2. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    water Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), water hydrophobe, hydrogen hyper-extreme or beyond normal Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), over, above; beyond, to the extreme hypertension, hypertrichosis: hyp(o)-below normal Greek ὑπό, ὑπο-(hupó), below, under hypovolemia, hypoxia: hyster(o)-of or pertaining to the womb or the uterus

  3. Eschar - Wikipedia

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    An eschar (/ ˈ ɛ s k ɑːr /; Greek: ἐσχάρᾱ, romanized: eskhara; Latin: eschara) is a slough [1] or piece of dead tissue that is cast off from the surface of the skin, particularly after a burn injury, but also seen in gangrene, ulcer, fungal infections, necrotizing spider bite wounds, tick bites associated with spotted fevers and exposure to cutaneous anthrax.

  4. Wound - Wikipedia

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    A wound is any disruption of or damage to living tissue, such as skin, mucous membranes, or organs. [1] [2] Wounds can either be the sudden result of direct trauma (mechanical, thermal, chemical), or can develop slowly over time due to underlying disease processes such as diabetes mellitus, venous/arterial insufficiency, or immunologic disease. [3]

  5. Venous ulcer - Wikipedia

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    The recommendations of dressings to treat venous ulcers vary between the countries. Antibiotics are often recommended to be used only if so advised by the physician due to emergence of resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This is an issue on venous ulcers as they tend to heal slower than acute wounds for example.

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1257 on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, is SLANG. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  7. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Debride the wound – to remove slough and foreign objects from the wound to expedite healing; Reduce psychological stress – to obscure a healing wound from the view of the patient and others. Ultimately, the aim of a dressing is to promote healing of the wound by providing a sterile, breathable and moist environment that facilitates ...

  8. Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024

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    Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle.-Los Angeles Times crossword-Today’s crossword (McMeel)-Daily Commuter crossword-SUDOKU. Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game. JUMBLE. Jumbles: SWOON WOULD BUFFET ...

  9. Pressure ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Pressure ulcers can trigger other ailments, cause considerable suffering, and can be expensive to treat. Some complications include autonomic dysreflexia, bladder distension, bone infection, pyarthrosis, sepsis, amyloidosis, anemia, urethral fistula, gangrene and very rarely malignant transformation (Marjolin's ulcer – secondary carcinomas in chronic wounds).