Unconsciousness
61Short-term effects of alcohol — on the human body can take many forms. The drug alcohol, specifically ethanol, is a central nervous system depressant with a range of side effects. The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large part in determining the extent of… …
62acceleration stress — ▪ physiology Introduction physiological changes that occur in the human body in motion as a result of rapid increase of speed. Rapid acceleration and surges in acceleration are felt more critically than are gradual shifts. Pilots are… …
63Sleep — The body’s rest cycle. Sleep is triggered by a complex group of hormones that are active in the main, and that respond to cues from the body itself and the environment. About 80 percent of sleep is dreamless, and is known as non rapid eye… …
64syncope — Loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished cerebral blood flow. [G. synkope, a cutting short, a swoon] Adams Stokes s. s. due to complete AV block. SYN: Morgagni Adams Stokes s.. cardiac s. fainting with unconsciousness of any …
65syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
66Somewhere in England — Studioalbum von George Harrison Veröffentlichung 25. Juni 1981 Label Dark Horse Records …
67coma — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. unconsciousness; stupor, torpor. See insensibility, inactivity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. unconsciousness, trance, insensibility, catalepsy; see stupor . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …
68ignorance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of knowledge Nouns 1. ignorance, nescience; illiteracy; darkness, blindness; incomprehension, inexperience, simplicity, simpleness, innocence; stupidity; unawareness. See folly, insanity,… …
69electrosleep — noun unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain • Hypernyms: ↑unconsciousness * * * ˌ noun Etymology: electr + sleep (I) : profound relaxation or a state of unconsciousness induced by the… …
70Carbon dioxide — Carbon dioxide …
