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An act of allowing air in the stomach to come up through the mouth.  

A special department in a hospital which deals with burns.  

Referring to a feeling similar to that of being hurt by fire.  

A malignant tumour, usually on the maxilla, found especially in children in Africa [Described 1957. After Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911-93), formerly Senior Surgeon, Kampala, Uganda; later a member of the Medical Research Council (UK).]  

A powerful local anaesthetic, used in epidural anaesthesia. A potent local anesthetic, used mainly for regional ‘nerve block. It is significantly longer-acting than many other local anesthetics. It has been used in childbirth, but may cause slowing of the baby’s heart, with a risk of death. A local anaesthetic, about four times as potent as…

A type of congenital glaucoma occurring in infants. An abnormal enlargement of the eye. The outer layers of the eye are oversized and distended. Buphthalmos, which comes from two Greek roots meaning “ox eye,” is also known as infantile glaucoma or megophthalmos (Greek, meaning “big eye”). Infantile or congenital glaucoma: increased pressure within the eye…

An unusual condition of the heart’s conduction tissue. Ineffectual or no trans-mission of the electrical impulses (governing the heart beat) from the heart’s atrium to the ventricle. A delay or obstruction in the passage of electrical impulses through the ventricles (lower chambers) of the heart. The delayed signal makes a detour around the damaged area,…

A fracture in the upper part of the tibia.  

A slightly swollen part on the skin, caused by something such as a blow or sting.  

A drug which helps a patient to produce urine, used in the treatment of swelling caused by fluid accumulating in the tissues. Oral/parenteral diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension, edema, and congestive heart failure. Adverse effects include fluid and electrolyte imbalances. A diuretic used to treat edema (excess fluid) associated with congestive heart failure,…