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Stethoscope
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Stethoscope The instrument used to listen to the heart and other sounds in the body.
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Heart
The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system.
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Stettler Hospital and Care Centre
The Stettler Hospital and Care Centre is a hospital in Rimbey, Alberta, Canada.
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Splenic flexure syndrome
A condition that occurs when air or gas collects in the upper parts of the colon. Causes pain in the upper left abdomen. The pain often moves to the left chest and may be confused with heart problems.
Spondylosis
A degenerative process of the cervical spine that causes narrowing of the spinal canal and neural foramina, and produces compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Sprain
A partial or complete tear of a ligament.
Squamous cell cancer
A slow-growing cancer in cells in the top layer of the skin.
Squamous epithelium
Tissue in an organ such as the esophagus. Consists of layers of flat, scaly cells.
Stethoscope
Strain
A partial or complete tear of a muscle or tendon.
Streptokinase
A clot-dissolving medication.
Staging
An evaluation of the extent of disease that provides the basis for making treatment recommendations.
Steatorrhea
A condition in which the body cannot absorb fat. Causes a buildup of fat in the stool and loose, greasy, and foul bowel movements.
Steatosis
See fatty liver.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Heart
The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Stettler Hospital and Care Centre
The Stettler Hospital and Care Centre is a hospital in Rimbey, Alberta, Canada.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Splenic flexure syndrome
A condition that occurs when air or gas collects in the upper parts of the colon. Causes pain in the upper left abdomen. The pain often moves to the left chest and may be confused with heart problems.
Spondylosis
A degenerative process of the cervical spine that causes narrowing of the spinal canal and neural foramina, and produces compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Sprain
A partial or complete tear of a ligament.
Squamous cell cancer
A slow-growing cancer in cells in the top layer of the skin.
Squamous epithelium
Tissue in an organ such as the esophagus. Consists of layers of flat, scaly cells.
Stethoscope
Strain
A partial or complete tear of a muscle or tendon.
Streptokinase
A clot-dissolving medication.
Staging
An evaluation of the extent of disease that provides the basis for making treatment recommendations.
Steatorrhea
A condition in which the body cannot absorb fat. Causes a buildup of fat in the stool and loose, greasy, and foul bowel movements.
Steatosis
See fatty liver.
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