Enhanced in Medical Dictionary

Bedsore

... ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilized, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas; often occurring over a bony prominence (e. Bedsore s , more accurately called pressure sores or ...

Decubitus

... ... ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilized, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas; often occurring over a bony prominence (e.g. sacral decubitus ). Infections such as ' bed sores ' ( ...

Fertility

... often without the use of cryopreserved semen . Fertility rates in women with mild endometriosis are very high, even without therapy. enhanced fertility after surgery for endometriosis depends on the extent of the endometriosis . in fertility premature labor and other problems ...

Fiber

... heart disease : results from the Nurses' Health Study. In the early 1970s, Ikeda introduced the flexible fiber optic bronchoscope, which greatly enhanced the potential for the procedure. Selikoff discovered that most workers with less than twenty years of exposure had normal X-ray s despite the ...

Genital

... that occur in thyroid cancer and in con genital lack of iodide accumulation, a condition that leads to hypothyroidism and cretinism . enhanced physical changes, such as increased blood flow to the genital s and breast enlargement, often make women more responsive to sexual arousal. ...

Infant formulas

... . They include powders, concentrates, or ready-to-use forms. See also breastfeeding , appropriate diet for age. Some infant formulas are enhanced with two fatty acids called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA). These substances are omega-3 fatty acids found in breast milk ...

Pacemaker

... full list of factsheets Back to health information homepage ... Pacemaker s, including biventricular pacemaker s (resynchronization therapy) enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), a treatment sometimes used for heart failure ... Pacemaker An electrical device that has electrodes ...

Sputum

... including cough , sputum production, chest pain , weakness , etc. were markedly improved and measurements of pulmonary function significantly enhanced . Cough (if the person also has phlegm / sputum , this may be pneumonia ; a barking cough in a child is croup ) Chest pain (could be a ...