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Ambulance
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Ambulance"Although you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of the siren and the sight of the flashing lights of the ambulance, you may not necessarily know that the ambulance began as a walking hospital. The word ""ambulance"" indeed started off as a walking hospital, ""un h“pital ambulant"" in French, meaning literally ""a walking hospital."" The ""h“pital ambulant"" was devised during the campaigns of Napoleon to bring medical aid directly to his troops in the field. The original ""h“pital ambulant"" was a mobile unit designed to carry dressings and drugs to the wounded and evacuate the injured from the line of battle. The British, knowing a good idea when they saw it, came up with their own version of the ""h“pital ambulant."" But they economized by dropping the ""h“pital"" and corrupted ""ambulant"" to ""ambulance."" The French, of course, have for many years railed against the incursions of Anglo-Saxon words into the pure precincts of the French language. Nonetheless, they rejected their own ""h“pital ambulant"" and embraced the English ""ambulance."" So, in France today you can no longer see a hospital walking but ""ambulances"" are very much in evidence. "
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Ambulance
"Although you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of the siren and the sight of the flashing lights of the ambulance, you may not necessarily know that the ambulance began as a walking hospital. The word ""ambulance"" indeed started off as a walking hospital, ""un h“pital ambulant"" in French, meaning literally ""a walking hospital."" The ""h“pital ambulant"" was devised during the campaigns of Napoleon to bring medical aid directly to his troops in the field. The original ""h“pital ambulant"" was a mobile unit designed to carry dressings and drugs to the wounded and evacuate the injured from the line of battle. The British, knowing a good idea when they saw it, came up with their own version of the ""h“pital ambulant."" But they economized by dropping the ""h“pital"" and corrupted ""ambulant"" to ""ambulance."" The French, of course, have for many years railed against the incursions of Anglo-Saxon words into the pure precincts of the French language. Nonetheless, they rejected their own ""h“pital ambulant"" and embraced the English ""ambulance."" So, in France today you can no longer see a hospital walking but ""ambulances"" are very much in evidence. "
Medical
Pertaining to Medicine.
Today
Today is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): nonoxynol-9.
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Ambulant
"Means the same as ""ambulatory"" (able to ambulate, walk about)."
Ambulatory
Able to walk. Not confined to bed.
Ambulatory care
Medical care including diagnosis, observation, treatment and rehabilitation that is provided on an outpatient basis. Ambulatory care is given to persons who are able to ambulate or walk about. A well-baby visit is considered ambulatory care even though the baby may not yet be walking.
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Amaurosis fugax
"A symptom described as a shade coming down over the eye. A partial or complete loss of sight that is temporary.
Amazia
A condition wherein the breast tissue is absent, but the nipple is present. Amazia typically is a result of radiation or surgery. In amazia, the breast tissue (or what tissue was scheduled to develop into a breast at adolescence) was damaged or removed. Amazia should be distinguished from amastia, which is a significantly rarer condition wherein the breast and nipple were never present in the first place. Unfortunately, amazia and amastia are often not distinguished from one another but are erroneously seen as synonymous.
Ambidextrous
"1. Able to use both the right and left hands with equal dexterity. Neither right- nor left-handed.
Ambien
Brand name for the sedative hypnotic drug zolpidem used for sleep. For more information, see: zolpidem.
Ambient
"Surrounding, present on all sides; encompassing. As, the ambient noise is deafening, or the ambient light is blinding. From the Latin ""ambire"" meaning ""to go around."""
Ambulance
Ambulant
"Means the same as ""ambulatory"" (able to ambulate, walk about)."
Ambulatory care
Medical care including diagnosis, observation, treatment and rehabilitation that is provided on an outpatient basis. Ambulatory care is given to persons who are able to ambulate or walk about. A well-baby visit is considered ambulatory care even though the baby may not yet be walking.
AMC (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita)
AMC stands for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a disorder that develops before birth (prenatal) is evident at birth (congenital) and involves limited mobility of many (multiple) joints.In AMC, the range of motion of the joints in the arms and legs is usually limited or fixed. Joints affected in AMC may include the shoulders, elbows, wrists and fingers and the hips, knees, ankles, and feet -- virtually any and all joints.The impairment of joint mobility in AMC is often accompanied by overgrowth (proliferation) of fibrous tissue in the joints (fibrous ankylosis).
AMD
Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as ARMD).
Ameba
"Also amoeba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word ""ameba"" is from the Greek ""amoibe"" meaning ""change."" Ameba can infect the bowels to cause diarrhea and the liver to cause abscess formation. "
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Ambulance
"Although you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of the siren and the sight of the flashing lights of the ambulance, you may not necessarily know that the ambulance began as a walking hospital. The word ""ambulance"" indeed started off as a walking hospital, ""un h“pital ambulant"" in French, meaning literally ""a walking hospital."" The ""h“pital ambulant"" was devised during the campaigns of Napoleon to bring medical aid directly to his troops in the field. The original ""h“pital ambulant"" was a mobile unit designed to carry dressings and drugs to the wounded and evacuate the injured from the line of battle. The British, knowing a good idea when they saw it, came up with their own version of the ""h“pital ambulant."" But they economized by dropping the ""h“pital"" and corrupted ""ambulant"" to ""ambulance."" The French, of course, have for many years railed against the incursions of Anglo-Saxon words into the pure precincts of the French language. Nonetheless, they rejected their own ""h“pital ambulant"" and embraced the English ""ambulance."" So, in France today you can no longer see a hospital walking but ""ambulances"" are very much in evidence. "
Medical
Pertaining to Medicine.
Today
Today is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): nonoxynol-9.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Ambulant
"Means the same as ""ambulatory"" (able to ambulate, walk about)."
Ambulatory
Able to walk. Not confined to bed.
Ambulatory care
Medical care including diagnosis, observation, treatment and rehabilitation that is provided on an outpatient basis. Ambulatory care is given to persons who are able to ambulate or walk about. A well-baby visit is considered ambulatory care even though the baby may not yet be walking.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Amaurosis fugax
"A symptom described as a shade coming down over the eye. A partial or complete loss of sight that is temporary.
Amazia
A condition wherein the breast tissue is absent, but the nipple is present. Amazia typically is a result of radiation or surgery. In amazia, the breast tissue (or what tissue was scheduled to develop into a breast at adolescence) was damaged or removed. Amazia should be distinguished from amastia, which is a significantly rarer condition wherein the breast and nipple were never present in the first place. Unfortunately, amazia and amastia are often not distinguished from one another but are erroneously seen as synonymous.
Ambidextrous
"1. Able to use both the right and left hands with equal dexterity. Neither right- nor left-handed.
Ambien
Brand name for the sedative hypnotic drug zolpidem used for sleep. For more information, see: zolpidem.
Ambient
"Surrounding, present on all sides; encompassing. As, the ambient noise is deafening, or the ambient light is blinding. From the Latin ""ambire"" meaning ""to go around."""
Ambulance
Ambulant
"Means the same as ""ambulatory"" (able to ambulate, walk about)."
Ambulatory care
Medical care including diagnosis, observation, treatment and rehabilitation that is provided on an outpatient basis. Ambulatory care is given to persons who are able to ambulate or walk about. A well-baby visit is considered ambulatory care even though the baby may not yet be walking.
AMC (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita)
AMC stands for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a disorder that develops before birth (prenatal) is evident at birth (congenital) and involves limited mobility of many (multiple) joints.In AMC, the range of motion of the joints in the arms and legs is usually limited or fixed. Joints affected in AMC may include the shoulders, elbows, wrists and fingers and the hips, knees, ankles, and feet -- virtually any and all joints.The impairment of joint mobility in AMC is often accompanied by overgrowth (proliferation) of fibrous tissue in the joints (fibrous ankylosis).
AMD
Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as ARMD).
Ameba
"Also amoeba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word ""ameba"" is from the Greek ""amoibe"" meaning ""change."" Ameba can infect the bowels to cause diarrhea and the liver to cause abscess formation. "
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