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A rigid or flexible stethoscope designed for one ear only.  

Inflammation of the muscles of the chest.  

The appearance of symptoms of adrenal insufficiency in persons who discontinue the use of corticosteroids after having been treated with them for a prolonged period. In those patients, adrenal function has been suppressed by exogenous hormone and the patient’s adrenal glands do not provide an appropriate response when the patient has a serious infection, surgery,…

Treatment with intravenous, oral, inhaled, or topical adrenal hormones (or their synthetic derivatives), usually to relieve inflammatory diseases (such as asthma or chronic obstructive lung disease; arthritis or colitis; or dermatitis or eczema) or as part of a combined modality treatment for some malignancies. Common side effects of prolonged, high-dose steroid hormone therapy include alterations…

Hyperglycemia that results from the use of exogenously administered corticosteroids, such as prednisone, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone, or other therapeutic agents.  

An organic compound containing in its chemical nucleus the perhydrocyclopentanophenanthrene ring.  

The muscle extending beneath the sternohyoid that depresses the thyroid cartilage. Related to the breastbone and the thyroid cartilage.  

The wide area on the lateral region of the neck covered by sternocleidomastoid muscle.  

One of two muscles arising from the sternum and inner part of the clavicle.  

An autoclave that sterilizes by steam under pressure at temperatures above 100°C.