Moist+heat
71hot pack — n absorbent material (as a blanket or squares of gauze) wrung out in hot water, wrapped around the body or a portion of the body, and covered with dry material to hold in the moist heat <hot pack for an infected arm> compare COLD PACK * * * …
72sitz bath — sits n 1) a tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture 2) a bath in which the hips and buttocks are immersed in hot water for the therapeutic effect of moist heat in the perineal and anal regions * * * a fairly shallow hip bath in which the… …
73sultriness — n. Moist heat, mugginess, oppressiveness, closeness …
74MH — • malignant histiocytosis; • malignant hyperpyrexia; • malignant hypertension; • malignant hyperthermia; • mammotropic hormone; • mannoheptulose; • marital history; • medial hypothalamus; • medical history; • melanophorestimulating hormone; •… …
75hot pack — noun : absorbent material (as a blanket or squares of gauze) wrung out in hot water, wrapped around the body or a portion of the body, and covered with dry material to hold in the moist heat hot pack for an infected arm * * * 1. a hot towel,… …
76Heatsetting — Heat setting is a term used in the textile industry to describe a thermal process taking place mostly in either a steam atmosphere or a dry heat environment. The effect of the process gives fibers, yarns or fabric dimensional stability and, very… …
77climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
78Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
79thunderstorm — /thun deuhr stawrm /, n. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. Also called electrical storm. [1645 55; THUNDER + STORM] * * * Violent, short… …
80Psychrometrics — or psychrometry are terms used to describe the field of engineering concerned with the determination of physical and thermodynamic properties of gas vapor mixtures. The term derives from the Greek psuchron (ψυχρόν) (… …
