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Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [2] [7] These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. [7] Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in bowel movements. [1]
A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ultraviolet radiation (such as sunburn ). [ 5][ 9] Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called scalding ), solids, or fire. [ 10] Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace. In the home, risks are associated with domestic ...
Total body surface area (TBSA) is an assessment of injury to or disease of the skin, such as burns or psoriasis. In adults, the Wallace rule of nines can be used to determine the total percentage of area burned for each major section of the body.
Basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy per unit of time that a person needs to keep the body functioning at rest. Some of those processes are breathing, blood circulation, controlling body temperature, cell growth, brain and nerve function, and contraction of muscles. Basal metabolic rate affects the rate that a person burns calories and ...
Action-Cam with underwater housing. An action camera or action cam is a digital camera designed for recording action while being immersed in it. Action cameras are therefore typically compact, rugged, and waterproof at the surface level. They typically use CMOS image sensors, [1] and can take photos in burst mode and time-lapse mode as well as ...
The raccoon(/rəˈkuːn/or US: /ræˈkuːn/ ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon[3]and sometimes called the common raccoonor northern raccoonto distinguish it from the other species, is a mammalnative to North America. It is the largest of the procyonidfamily, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 ...
Trinomial name. Pediculus humanus humanus. Linnaeus, 1758. The body louse ( Pediculus humanus humanus, also known as Pediculus humanus corporis) or the cootie is a hematophagic ectoparasite louse that infests humans. [ 1] It is one of three lice which infest humans, the other two being the head louse, and the crab louse or pubic louse.
QuickStats: Mean Percentage Body Fat, by Age Group and Sex – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 1999–2004. In males, mean percentage body fat ranged from 23% at age 16–19 years to 31% at age 60–79 years. In females, mean percentage body fat ranged from 32% at age 8–11 years to 42% at age 60–79 years.