Rig: From 1 Different Sources
radiologically inserted gastrostomy: see gastrostomy.
Sti?ness of the joint between the great toe and the foot, which induces pain on walking. It is usually due to a crush injury or stubbing of the toe. Such stubbing is liable to occur in adolescents with a congenitally long toe. If trouble-some, the condition is treated by an operation to create a false joint.... hallux rigidus
Sti?ness, resistance to movement. The term is often used in NEUROLOGY – for example, limb rigidity is a sign of PARKINSONISM. Smooth rigidity is described as being ‘plastic’ and jerky rigidity as ‘cogwheel’.... rigidity
Shivering. If prolonged, it is generally accompanied by fever, and may be a sign of the onset of some acute disease such as INFLUENZA, PNEUMONIA, or some internal in?ammation. Rigor mortis is the name given to the sti?ness that ensues soon after death. (See DEATH, SIGNS OF; MUSCLE.)... rigor
A set of rights, privileges, responsibilities and duties under which individuals seek and receive health care services. As patients’ rights are often not explicit, the composition of the set varies from country to country and over time.... patients’ rights
(English) Woman from the ridge Rigge, Rigga, Riggi, Riggie, Riggee, Riggia, Riggea, Rygg, Rygge, Rygga... rigg
(Swedish) A queenly woman Rigmore, Rigmorr, Rigmorre, Rigmora, Rigmorra, Rigmoria, Rigmorea... rigmor
see spasticity.... clasp-knife rigidity
see Equality and Human Rights Commission.... disability rights commission
a nondepartmental public body set up in 2007 to promote human rights and equality in regard to age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, and human rights. It replaced the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission, and the Equal Opportunities Commission.... equality and human rights commission
a legal framework adopted by the United Nations following World War II that sought to define and promote fundamental entitlements, conditions, and freedoms to be afforded to all human beings. In the UK the Human Rights Act 1998 enacts the provisions of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights, which sets out, via fourteen articles, an individual’s rights, entitlements, and freedoms.... human rights
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