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General Medical vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call a canvas on a frame to carry the sick wounded or dead? | A Stretcher |
| A narrow sheet often used on hospital beds | Drawsheet |
| A support to assist a person in walking | Crutches |
| Keep an eye out for / be aware of a possibility | Look out for |
| The enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones | Rib Cage |
| muscle size | muscle bulk |
| tissue injury getting better/improving | wound healing |
| Shortening of muscles due to spasm, scar, or paralysis | contractures |
| Side of the bed, end of the flat part of the bed | edge of the bed |
| Apparatus that is used to rotate a person from horizontal to vertical position | tilt table |
| activities in which our feet and legs carry our weight | weight bearing activities |
| hanging loosely often used for / with skin | flabby |
| the portion of the body that is made up by muscle and organ tissue | lean body mass |
| larger body movements like moving one's legs, feet etc | gross motor function |
| having a sensation of whirling/ and a tendency to fall | dizziness |
| flat or level / prone or supine position | horizontal |
| collection of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function | tissue growth |
| improving/ healing | coming along |
| a ball and joint socket | hip joint |
| stamina/ power to stand hardship, survive a different situation | endurance |
| the patient is alive despite expectation to the contrary | living on borrowed time |