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A severe injury to the chest following a blast. An injury sustained as a result of an explosion. A blast injury primarily results from internal organ damage caused by a pressure wave in the atmosphere extending outward from the explosion. It can also produce secondary shrapnel injuries and burns. Tissue harm occurs as a consequence…

Referring to food which is not spicy, irritating or acid.  

A surgical operation to connect the pulmonary artery to the subclavian artery, in order to increase blood flow to the lungs of someone who has tetralogy of Fallot.  

A haemorrhage inside the heel, characterized by black spots. Subcutaneous bleeding into the skin behind the calcaneus typically caused by repetitive trauma, for example, in runners or other athletes.  

Bruising and swelling of the tissues round an eye, usually caused by a blow. Bluish discoloration around the eye resulting from damage to the tissues and clotting of blood under the skin; a bruise about the eye socket. Bruising, discoloration, and swelling of the eyelid and tissue around the eye due to trauma. Periorbital ecchymosis,…

An organ which has two valves.  

A holder for dental X-ray film, which a person clenches between the teeth, so allowing an X-ray of both upper and lower teeth to be taken. A dental X-ray film that is held between the clenched teeth and provides a close-up view of the surface of the teeth to show minute carious cavities.  

To cut into something with the teeth. (Of an insect) to puncture someone’s skin. The relationship between the upper and lower teeth that determines the way the teeth meet when the mouth closes. When the teeth are properly aligned, the top front teeth extend slightly over the lower front teeth, and the top and bottom…

A sharp thin surgical knife. A surgical knife that is long, slender, and either straight or curved.  

Salts used to treat acid stomach and formerly used in the treatment of syphilis.