The body cavity composed of the cranial and spinal cavities.  

The final event or condition that brings about a disease or condition.  

An obsolete term for a nonproductive cough.  

Care that suits the stage of life of the patient by meeting his or her cognitive, emotional, and social needs....

A state in which the blood pumped by the heart is inadequate to meet the metabolic demands of the body....

The exudate found between two ends of a fractured bone, that develops into true bone.  

The deposition of calcium salts in dead, dying, or necrotic tissues.  

The upper duodenal area just beyond the pylorus.  

A cluster of malignant cells in the mammary ducts. If left untreated, as many as 50% of patients with DCIS...

Determination of the blood pressure within the lumen of an artery or within a chamber of the heart with a...