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Mechanism of injury
The manner in which a traumatic event occurred (e.g., fall from a height, ground-level fall, high- or low-speed motor vehicle accident, ejection from a vehicle, vehicle rollover). The MOI is used to estimate the forces involved in trauma and, thus, the potential severity for wounding, fractures, and internal organ damage that a patient may suffer…
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Cycling mechanism
The component of a ventilator that ends or begins the inspiratory phase of mechanical ventilation of the lungs.
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Countercurrent mechanism
Mechanism used by the kidneys, making it possible to excrete excess solutes in the urine with little loss of water from the body.
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Dynamic mechanics
The continuous automated analysis of simultaneous measurements of lung variables affecting mechanical ventilation.
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Body mechanics
Application of biomechanics to use of the body in daily life activities and to the prevention and correction of problems related to posture and lifting.
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Mechanics
The science of force and matter.
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Mechanical piston cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The administration of chest compressions to a victim of cardiac arrest with the plunger that alternately compresses the chest and allows it to return to its original position.
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Meatus urinarius
External opening of the urethra.
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Meatus nasi superior
Space beneath superior turbinate or concha of the nose.
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Meatus nasi medius
Space beneath middle turbinate or concha of the nose.
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