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A surgical instrument used to push a prolapsed organ back into its usual position. An instrument used to return a displaced part of the body (for instance, a prolapsed womb) to its normal position. An instrument for restoring a tissue or an organ to its normal position.  

An official note stating what action has been taken, what treatment given or what results have come from a test. The account, usually verbal and often tape-recorded, that the nursing staff going off duty gives to the oncoming staff. The purpose is to provide continuity of care despite the change in staff. The information provided…

The restoration of the usual electrical polarity of a nerve or muscle cell membrane after reversal of its polarity while a nerve impulse or muscle contraction travelled along it.  

To reattach or reinsert a body part such as a limb or tooth that has become detached.  

An exchange transfusion, a treatment for leukaemia or erythroblastosis where almost all the unhealthy blood is removed from the body and replaced by healthy blood.  

An operation to replace part of the body with an artificial part. Substitution of a missing part or substance, as the replacement of lost blood with a transfusion of donor blood. The restoration of a structure to its original position.  

To put something back. To exchange one part for another.  

Pain, usually in a limb, felt by someone who performs the same movement many times over a period, e.g. when operating a computer terminal or playing a musical instrument. An injury that occurs when repeated movements of one part of the body damage the tendons, nerves, muscles, and other soft tissues. The muscles and tendons…

To make something go away.  

A prescription which is exactly the same as the previous one, and is often given without examination of the person by the doctor and may sometimes be requested by telephone.