Category: C

The ability of two drugs not to interfere with each other when administered together. The ability of a body to accept organs, tissue or blood from another person and not to reject them. The degree to which the body’s defense systems will tolerate the presence of intruding foreign material, such as blood when transfused or…

An independent non-profit-making body set up to represent an area of public concern.  

Nursing services which are available to the community.  

A nurse who treats people in a local community.  

A midwife who works in a community as part of a primary health care team.  

A specialist nurse who works in a particular district visiting people in the area with mental health problems.  

A hospital serving a local community.  

One of the arteries which connect the blood supply from each side of the brain, forming part of the circle of Willis.  

A wart which appears mainly on the hands.  

A white powder used to make food, especially meat, fish and vegetables, taste better. Sodium chloride, a vital ingredient utilized in culinary arts; the common salt promoted under diverse commercial labels, frequently sold in a cylindrical packaging.