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Clamping tool with a clasp that holds the blades in a closed position; used to stop blood flow at the end of a blood vessel and control hemorrhage; often called “hemostat”.  

Inherited blood disorder resulting in the absence of clotting factor VIII; this is the most common type of hemophilia, occurring almost exclusively in males.  

Normal hemoglobin that binds with oxygen and carbon dioxide. Adult hemoglobin, commonly known as normal hemoglobin, comprises four heme molecules, two alpha-globin molecules, and two beta-globin molecules.  

Manner of walking with a stiff, extended leg, lacking any flexion of the knee or ankle, resulting in a semicircular movement of the foot with each step. A gait in which the patient abducts the paralyzed limb, swings it around, and brings it forward so that the foot comes to the ground in front. During…

One of the blood vessels of the thorax that begins in the left ascending lumbar vein, proceeds through the thorax, and eventually goes up to the azygous vein.  

Loss of sensitivity to pain on one side of the body. Numbness or lack of pain sensation on one side of the body.  

Pouchlike structures in the intestinal walls that expand and contract to hold varying amounts of food during digestion.    

A collective mass of muscles of the upper posterior leg that flex the leg; composed of biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus muscles.  

Use of pins inserted into the cranium and attached to a circular metal ring, forming a halo and stabilizing cervical fractures.  

A painful condition of the great toe where the joint cartilage deteriorates at the articular surface of the metatarsal, resulting in painful ambulation and stiffening of the joint. A form of degenerative arthritis in the bottom joint of the big toe. Hallux rigidus causes a prominent outgrowth of bone at the back edge of the…