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  • Colloid suspension

    A colloidal solution in which particles of the dispersed phase are relatively large.  

  • Cephalic suspension

    The supported suspension of a patient by the head to extend the vertebral column.  

  • Sushi domain

    An amino acid sequence that creates a specific protein conformation in a polypeptide.  

  • Survivorship care

    A plan for patient follow-up that links the treatments a patient has received from an oncologist and the needs of the patient after intensive cancer treatments have been completed. With about 10 million cancer survivors in the U.S., and that number constantly on the rise, survivors are living longer and receiving more fragmented care. A…

  • Survivor guilt

    A grief reaction marked by feelings of depression, loss, or responsibility experienced by persons who have survived an event in which others have lost their lives (e.g., a war, holocaust, or epidemic illness).  

  • Surviving sepsis campaign

    An international effort to reduce mortality from sepsis. It is a joint undertaking of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, the International Sepsis Forum, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.  

  • Graft survival

    Persistent functioning of a transplanted organ or tissue in a recipient of that organ. Survival rates of transplanted organs are influenced by many factors, including the age and health status of both the donor and the recipient of the graft, the immunological match between the donor and the recipient, the preparation of the organ before…

  • Postmarketing surveillance

    The review of adverse reactions to drugs and medical technologies that occurs after these agents are released for sale and use. Nurses, pharmacists, physicians, and other practioners participate in this process by recording their observations on the adverse effects of drugs to the Food and Drug Administration, which accumulates this survey data and issues warnings…

  • Immunological surveillance

    The theory that the immune system destroys some malignant cells as they grow in the body. Support for this theory is found in research data that show tumor cells killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes, natural killer cells, and perhaps, activated macrophages.  

  • Disease surveillance

    In epidemiology and public health, the identification of index patients and their contacts; the detection of outbreaks and epidemics; the determination of the incidence and demographics of an illness; and the policy making that may prevent further spreading of a disease.  

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