The use of free weights or weight machines to increase muscle strength. Weight training also increases bone strength and may...

Infections acquired by contact with or ingestion of contaminated water. Waterborne infections include salmonella, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, E. coli, and shigellosis....

Assistive devices, such as walkers, crutches, canes, and prostheses, that can help people whose walking ability is impaired. Walking aids...

To flush an area of the body with a stream of liquid for the purpose of cleansing or medicating the...

A culture done on a sample of wound drainage to determine the presence of disease-causing organisms.  

A count of the white blood cells in a specimen of whole blood.  

A group of symptoms that may develop in an HIV-infected person with AIDS-related complex before developing full-blown AIDS. Symptoms may...

To cut a hole in a cast or other material to relieve pressure on the skin or a bony prominence....

Audible whistling breath sound often associated with asthma or airway constriction.  

Ischemia and necrosis of tissue with bacterial infection causing cellulitis in adjacent tissues.