A rehabilitation center where people who have left an institution, such as a hospital or prison, are helped to readjust to the outside world.
halfway house
More than normal in body weight after adjustment for height, body build, and age, or 10% to 20% above the person's "desirable" body weight. 2 a body mass index between 25.0 and 29.9
overweight
The suicide of a person afflicted by an incurable disease, using a lethal dose of drugs provided by a physician for this purpose
assisted dying
A rigid (non-casted) device for the immobilization of displaced or fractured parts of the body
splint
The common term to describe the gradual deconstruction of a (bodily) structure due to use and time, it's the cause of a common type of osteoarthritis
wear and tear
The loss of intellectual function, i.e., of thinking effectively
cognitive impairment
An acute sore throat caused by hemolytic streptococci and accompanied by fever and prostration
strep throat