Term: electric shock: trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: annular eclipse: only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: saccharinity: the excessive sweetness of saccharin
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: extended care facility: a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: gesneria: any plant of the genus Gesneria
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: valve: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: kwanzaa: a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: tongue depressor: a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: cashew: tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: trema: an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia
Broader: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease | Unrelated: compassion: a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering