sister

sister

 [sis´ter]

the nurse in charge of a hospital ward (Great Britain).

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

sis·ter

(sis'tĕr), In Great Britain and its Commonwealth countries:

1. The title of a head nurse in a public hospital or in a ward or the operating room of a hospital.

2. Any registered nurse in private practice.

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sister

(sĭs′tər)

n.

1. A female having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another.

2. Chiefly British A nurse, especially the head nurse in a ward.

adj.

Genetics Of or being one of an identical, related, or homologous pair: sister chromatids.

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sister

Genetics
A female sibling.
 
Medspeak-UK
Nurse, especially a head nurse.

Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

sister

1. Nurse–UK, especially a head nurse.

2. A ♀ sibling.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

sis·ter

(sis'tĕr)

1. [Br.] The title of a head nurse in a public hospital or in a ward or the operating room of a hospital.

2. Any registered nurse in private practice.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about sister

Q. My sister is taking antidepressants for her depression. My sister is taking antidepressants for her depression. Antidepressant causes her severe headache. Her medicines were changed but there is no impact in her headache. This headache is continuous and reduces only after a good sleep. I think she can try with Chinese medicines for her headache? Will it be of any help?

A. Yes. You can try Chinese Medicines not only for headache but also for depression. Chinese medicine can help cure depression and they will not show any side effects. But headaches can be treated by Chinese medicines. Just meet the doctor and tell him the problem. She will be fine.
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Q. My sister has this disease and she works at a daycare.Can this disease be airbourne? Children come to the daycare sick. Some of her co-workers were out from work because they got sick from some of the children.

A. I don't know which disease you are talking about specifically, but certainly viruses and bacterias from sick children can infect people around them, especially close contacts like workers in a day-care center. The best way to avoid infections are usually washing hands multiple time a day and after holding the kids, this also helps to not infect the other kids around.

Q. I'm so sorry. I'm talking about the Gulillain-barre'syndrome that my sister has.

A. Well that is not an infectious disease and is not something she could have caught from working a a day-care center or being around children. The exact reason for this disease is not certain but it is known that there are both genetic and immunological factors that play a role.

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