vital+organs
131hypothermia — hypothermic, adj. /huy peuh therr mee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. subnormal body temperature. 2. Med. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery. [1885 90; HYPO + THERM + IA] * * *… …
132Anemia, sickle cell — A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the farthest reaches of the body. Sickle cell anemia… …
