Kelly Mears

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Body & Medicine

Physiology, injury, and repair.

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Physical Dependence

Tolerance and withdrawal are pharmacological adaptations, distinct from addiction and from harm.

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Nociception

The nervous system's detection of damaging stimuli, which is not the same thing as the experience of pain.

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Bone Remodeling

Living bone is continuously resorbed and rebuilt, which is why fractures heal and why healing runs in stages.

Body & Medicine13 connections

Moist Wound Healing

Wounds kept moist under an occlusive dressing re-epithelialize faster than wounds allowed to dry and scab.

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