Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A condition in which only the eyes and eyelids can move although the person is fully alert and conscious. It results from severe damage to the brain stem. This describes a condition in which 4 patient is awake and retains the power of sense perception, but is unable to communicate except by limited eye movements…

To fix something in a position.  

A condition in which lochia remains in the uterus after a baby is born, making it swollen. A buildup of lochia inside the uterus.  

An organisation which controls midwife services within its area.  

A committee responsible for monitoring the interests of providers of primary care such as GPs, dentists and pharmacists in a district.  

Referring to an infection which occurs in one part of the body only.  

To restrict the spread of something to a specific area. To find where something is. To transfer power from a central authority to local organisations.  

An anaesthetic such as lignocaine which removes the feeling in a single part of the body only. Drug given to numb a part of the body.  

Loss of feeling in a single part of the body. Loss of sensation produced in a part of the body in order to stop pain while a person is examined, investigated or treated. The anaesthesia is effected by giving drugs in a local area temporarily to stop the action of pain-carrying nerve fibres. To anaesthetise…

Relating to a lobule.