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Lack of normal tone in the large intestine, resulting in decreased contractions and propulsive movements, delay m the normal passage of material through the intestine to the anus, often an enlargement of the colon, and constipation. It may be congenital (e.g., Hirsch-sprung’s disease) or acquired (e.g., through inadequate food and fluid intake, faulty elimination habits,…

Loss of activity, rendering inert by any means; in biochemistry, often refers to inactivation of an enzyme in a chemical reaction either deliberately by medication or pathologically by illness. Rendering anything inert by using heat or other means. The procedure of making something inactive. For instance, a fluid with bacteria that has been sterilized by…

Lacking an opening; for example, an imperforate hymen completely closes the vagina and prevents the outflow of menstrual blood. Any of several congenital defects in which there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening due to a developmental defect. Treatment is by surgery. Lacking an opening. Occasionally girls at puberty are found to…

Opposition to the flow of electric current or sound waves. Resistance of the bones of the inner ear to being set into motion as a result of sound waves. Resistance met by alternating currents in passing through a conductor; consists of resistance, reactance, inductance, or capacitance. The resistance due to the inductive and condenser characteristics…

Covering completely with water. Placing a body under water or other fluid.  

Veins that drain blood from the pelvis and lower limbs; the right and left common iliac veins join to form the inferior vena cava. The veins draining most of the blood from the lower limbs and pelvic region. The right and left common iliac veins unite to form the inferior vena cava. They are each…

Arteries that supply most of the blood for the pelvis and lower extremities. The right and left common iliac arteries are the terminal branches of the abdominal aorta. The arteries that supply most of the blood to the lower limbs and pelvic region. The right and left common iliac arteries form the terminal branches of…

Seizure (e.g., in epilepsy) or sudden attack (e.g.. cerebrovascular accident), A stroke or any sudden attack. The term is often used for an epileptic fit, stressing the suddenness of its onset. To or caused by a sudden symptomatic attack — especially the new onset of neurological symptoms such as those seen in seizures or strokes.…

Thick, black liquid used topically as an anti-infective to treat certain skin diseases. Ammonium ichthosulphonate an almost black, thick liquid of fishy smell, prepared from a bituminous shale. It is used in some people with chronic eczema. This medication is employed in skin preparations to treat eczema and alleviate itching. A dense, dark substance sourced…

Tryptone – sodium sulphite – iron citrate agar, in stab cultures incubated at 55 C for ‘sulphide spoilage’ organisms in canned food. (Cl. nigrificans produces black colonies).