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Medical Conditions
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Altarian Encephalitis
A retrovirus that incorporated its DNA directly into the cells of its host. The virus can lie dormant for years, but activate without warning. Victims would be pyrexic and comatose and would suffer from widespread synaptic degradation. Long-term memory, usually from the moment of the infection, would be destroyed.
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Achilles' Fever
Deadly disease capable of spreading rapidly in a planetary population and causing widespread and painful deaths in the millions.
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Andronesian Encephalitis
A disease transmitted by airborne particles.
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Aphasia
Dysfunction of certain brain centers affecting the ability to communicate in a coherent manner.
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Aphasia Virus
Virus created by Bajoran scientist Dekon Elig, intended to be used as a terrorist weapon against the Cardassians. The disease organism would have been delivered through an aphasia device planted in a food replicator by the Bajoran underground. Once contracted, the virus would find its way to temporal lobes and disrupt normal communication processes, causing a type of aphasia. As the virus spread, it attacked the autonomic nervous system, causing a coma, then death.
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Arethian Flu
Viral disease.
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Atherosclerosis
A pathological condition in some humanoid species characterized by the hardening of the arteries and accompanied by the deposit of fat in the inner arterial walls.
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Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome
An intron virus that causes humanoids and other animals to develop structural and behavioral characteristics of earlier evolutionary forms.
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Bendii Syndrome
Rare illness that sometimes affects Vulcans over the age of 200. The disease is characterized by gradual loss of emotional control; victims exhibit sudden bursts of emotion and irrational anger.
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Biomimetic Fluctuation
Medical reading in Founders that are indicative of dangerous instability of the morphogenic matrix.
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Cholera
Acute infectious enteritis, common on Earth in the 19th and 20th centuries, caused by the organism Vibrio cholerae.
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Claustrophobia
Morbid fear of enclosed or confined spaces.
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Cold, common
An infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by any of over 200 viruses in many humanoid species. By the 24th century, the common cold was a curable ailment.
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Coleibric Hemorrhage
A fatal condition in Cardassian physiology.
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Cytotoxic Shock
Prostration of bodily function caused by high levels of cytotoxins.
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Darnay's Disease
A deadly ailment that attacks the brain and nervous system of its victims.
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Dermal Dysplasia
Skin disorder caused by an overexposure of the epidermis to hazardous levels of thermal and ultraviolet radiation.
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Dorek Syndrome
A very rare and incurable disease that afflicts one out of every five million Ferengi.
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Forrester-Trent Syndrome
Degenerative neurological disorder. It is very rare, but if left untreated, can result in paralysis and even death. The syndrome is usually hereditary but can be activated by a random mutation. A neurostabilization regimen can stabilize or reverse the disease.
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Hemocythemia
Medical condition in which intercellular pressures are unstable.
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Hesperan Thumping Cough
A flu-like affliction.
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Holodiction
Contraction for holodeck addiction. A psychological condition where an individual becomes so caught up in holographic simulations that the real world becomes unimportant.
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HTDS
Holotransference Dementia Syndrome. Medical condition in which a person becomes so disoriented within a holographic simulation that they lose their sense of identity and start to think that they are part of the program.
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Hyper-REM
Abnormal neurological condition during sleep.
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Hyperacceleration
Biochemical condition that plagued the people of planet Scalos due to radiation poisoning of their water supply. Hyperacceleration of biological processes caused an individual so affected to experience one second as if it were an entire hour. Outsiders who were accelerated, quickly burned out, dying in a very short period to time due to cell damage.
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Iresine Syndrome
A very rare neurological disorder in humanoids characterized by a peculiar electropathic signature in the thalamus, and a severely decreased histamine count.
Victims of the disorder, first identified in the 23rd century, would fall suddenly into a coma for approximately 72 hours.
Diagnosis could be confused by the presence of any of 22 different substances that left electropathic residue resembling that of this disorder.
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Irumodic Syndrome
Degenerative disorder that causes progressive deterioration of the synaptic pathways. The disease can cause senility and eventually death. Treatment of choice for the disorder was peridaxon, though this was simply palliative; no cure existed.
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Iverson's Disease
A chronic disease that causes fatal degeneration of muscular functions in humans. Iverson's disease does not however, impair mental functions.
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Morphogenic virus
A virus engineered by Section 31 and designed to kill the Founders. The main symptom was a decreasing ability to shapeshift, accompanied by pain; the progress was accelerated by frequent morphing. The cure was a nucleotide marking sequence consisting of adenine, asporanine, lidestolinine, and radonine.
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Neural Depletion
Complete loss of electrochemical energy of a humanoid brain, resulting in the death of the victim.
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Neural Metaphasic Shock
A potentially fatal failure of the neurological system in humanoids.
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Plasma Plague
A group of deadly virus types. An unclassified but extremely virulent strain of plasma plague threatened the densely populated Rachelis system in 2365.
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Pottrik syndrome
A disease similar to Kalla-Nohra syndrome.
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Psi 2000 Virus
A water based disease organism originally found on the planet Psi 2000 in 2266. This virus infected members of the Federation science team stationed on that planet, causing suppression of their inhibitions, and ultimately their deaths.
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Quickening
The terminal stage of the Blight. Symptoms include the turning of the blue skin lesions to red; toward the end, the victim is weak and prone to muscle spasms, all accompanied by extreme pain. It is also marked by increased leukocyte production.
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Rigelian Fever
Deadly disease resembling bubonic plague that infected the Enterprise crew in 2269, necessitating that a landing party beam down to the planetoid Holbert 917-G in search of the antidote, ryetalyn.
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Rop'nGor
A disease that sometimes affects Klingon children, somewhat akin to terrestrial measles.
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Rudellian plague
Pentath III was stricken by an outbreak of it, for which the Cardassians requested humanitarian aid from the Federation.
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Sakuro's Disease
An extremely rare disease contracted by Commissioner Nancy Hedford which can cause intense fever, weakness, and death if not treated.
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Somatophysical Failure
In humanoid physiology, the collapse of all bodily systems.
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Stockholm Syndrome
In psychology, the tendency for hostages to sympathize with their captors after extended captivity.
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Symbalene Blood Burn
Virulent disease that can rapidly kill a large number of people in a very short period of time.
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Synthococcus novae
Bacillus strain organism, a by-product of modern technology. Although treatable, the deadly bacillus was regarded as a significant health hazard.
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Tahiti Syndrome
Twentieth century term or a human longing for a peaceful, idyllic natural setting when suffering from the stresses of modern life.
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Temporal Narcosis
Delirium produced by exposure to a temporal disturbance.
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The Blight
The name given by the natives of the Teplan system to the disease that they were infected with by the Jem'Hadar as an example to all who defied the Dominion. Everyone there is born with it. In the asymptomatic stage, the victim has blue lesions on the face and body, which turn red with the onset of the terminal stage, known as Quickening; death soon follows.
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Thelusian Flu
An exotic but harmless rhinovirus.
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Transporter Psychosis
Rare medical disorder caused by a breakdown of neurochemical molecules during transport. Transporter psychosis was first diagnosed in 2209 by researchers on the planet Delinia II. The condition affected the body's motor functions, as well as autonomic systems and higher brain functions. Victims were found to suffer from paranoid delusions, multi-infarct dementia, tactile and visual hallucinations, and psychogenic hysteria. Peripheral symptoms included sleeplessness, accelerated heart rate, myopia, muscular spasms, and dehydration. The problem was eliminated around 2319 with the development of the multiplex pattern buffer.
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Tuvan syndrome
A degenerative, incurable neurological disease which affects mainly Vulcans, Romulans, and Rigellians. In the very early stages, the patient's eyelids are slightly displaced, facial muscles are weakened, and respiration is irregular. Loss of motor skills occurs in 10-15 years; life expectancy is 20-25 years. In less than 5% of cases, the disease can accelerate without warning.
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Vegan Choriomeningitis
Rare and deadly disease. The symptoms include high fever, pain in the extremities, delirium, and death if not treated within 24 hours.
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Xenopolycythemia
Disease characterized by an abnormal proliferation of red blood cells causing varied symptoms including weakness, fatigue, enlarged spleen, and pain in the extremities.
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Yarim-Fel syndrome
A terminal illness affecting Cardassians; it attacks the digestive tract, circulatory and respiratory systems, and cartilaginous tissues. It can be treated with hexadrin therapy or immunogeneration procedures, but there is apparently no cure.
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Zanthi fever
A virus affecting the empathic abilities of "mature" Betazoids. It causes brief, intense headaches, during which the sufferer unconsciously projects his or her emotions onto others nearby, provided those emotions already exist in those others subconsciously. Fortunately, the sufferer is easily cured with a simple wide-spectrum antibiotic, and the effects on other people wear off in a day or two.
Medical Equipment
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Alpha Wave Inducer
The Alpha Wave Inducer is a device meant to induce sleep in most humanoids. It is not meant to replace natural sleep, and cannot be used frequently. It is an electronic version of an anesthetic. Subject enters a deep dreamless sleep during which surgical procedures can be carried out without causing pain to the subject.
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Anabolic Protoplasers
These devices are used to heal internal and external body damage without the need of opening the body cavity of the patient to effect repairs. They use small forcefields, phase-modulated lasers, and anabolic accelerators to quickly heal injuries without scarring. They come in a variety of sizes for different repairs.
Smaller units are useful for fine work involving the eyes and ears, while larger units heal cuts and even broken bones.
They temporarily confer the advantage of Instant Regeneration to the area treated, but cannot replace surgery in serious injuries. For example, if used on a very deep stab wound, they could seal the damaged tissues and prevent further blood loss, but a subcutaneous hole would remain unless closed with surgery.
This device will not repair incidental damage resulting from the original injury. For example, an officer who has been stabbed may have the wound repaired in sickbay in 15 minutes, but will still have to deal with the blood loss.
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Autosuture
An Autosuture is used to close wounds in patients. It has the same function as 20th-century sutures. It is similar to the Anabolic Protoplaser.
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Bandages
Starfleet's Medical department has a wide variety of bandage options. Simple bandages made of sterile, inert materials that do not bind with clotting wounds are common. Dermapatch is available in a spray applicator, or in larger pre-formed pieces.
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Battlefield Trauma Kit
Small packet of medical supplies used to dress wounds in the field.
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Biobed
This is an orthopedically-designed hospital bed which has an array of biofunction sensors that monitor all bodily systems. The bed is raised to allow the doctor to comfortably examine the patient. It has a graphic display at the head which gives the patient's current status. Restraining fields are available on some models.
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Bioimplant
Artificial organic material that can be surgically implanted into a person's body to replace damaged tissue.
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Bioregenerative Field
A Bioregenerative Field is an energy field used to accelerate cellular growth. It temporarily confers the advantage of Regeneration on the patient. A sterilite unit is typically used during this procedure to keep infection from being multiplied by the Bioregenerative Field.
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Blood-gas Infuser
Medical instrument used to stabilize oxygen levels of a patient in respiratory distress.
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Cardiostimulators
This is a defibrillator that can also restart a stopped heart. Unlike current defibrillators, this device will not damage surface tissues.
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Cellular microsutures
Used to stitch internal organs.
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Cortical Stimulator
The Cortical Stimulator provides a method of resuscitation for patients. It is particularly effective for head injuries and comatose patients. It is an electronic version of Tricordrazine.
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Delta wave inducer
Medical instrument used to induce sleep.
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Dermal Regenerator
Starfleet medical instrument used to repair damaged epidermal tissue.
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Detronal Scanner
Medical instrument used to read and encode the DNA patterns of living tissue.
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DNA resequencing
A procedure in which a subject is genetically engineered for specific traits. It is illegal except to correct severe birth defects.
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Drechtal Beam
Surgical device used to sever neural connections.
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Hypospray
The Hypospray is a hand-held device used for subcutaneous and intravenous administration of carefully-controlled dosages of medication on a subject.
The Hypospray injects the subject by use of a pinpoint, high-pressure, low-volume, microscopic, aerosuspension stream. It allows medication to be given through the skin or clothing without mechanical penetration.
It takes one second to remove and one to replace a medicine vial. The air cartridge is good for 100 injections. It takes one second to remove and one second to replace the air cartridge. Weight is 1/2 lb.
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Medical Tricorders
The Medical Tricorder is a modified TR-580 with an extra external medical probe and scanner attachment. It has the following capabilities:
| Biosampler |
Chemscanner |
Datalink |
Environmental Analysis |
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Multiscanner |
Radscanner |
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For its size, the Medical Tricorder can maintain and store vast amounts of data in its own memory, which it uses to help evaluate conditions on site.
The Medical Tricorder has an external hand-held sensing device.
This peripheral contains over 100 sensors, and the Tricorder contains a specialized medical database that provides detailed medical diagnostic tools in the field including tomographic and micrographic imaging. A small diagnosis wand fits into the top of the peripheral and is occasionally used by the physician to provide close high-resolution scans.
Together, these sensors allow the Medical Tricorder to make very detailed diagnosis on known species. On unknown species, it is limited to telling if the life-form is sick or dying. A detailed analysis is not possible in such a situation. Effective range is about three yards.
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Microtome
An electronic instrument used to cut very thin sections of organic tissue for microscopic examinations. Useful to acquire samples of diseased tissue for medical analysis. It is essentially the same as 20th-century Microtome.
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Motor Assist Bands
An electronic strap attached to damaged limbs of patients which increase the neurological impulses provided by the patient to the damaged limb. Useful for rehabilitation.
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Nanosurgeons
A suspension of nanotechnological assemblies that are typically used to survey cellular genetic damage and effect repairs.
They report to, and are monitored by, the attending physician. Nanosurgeons are useful to repair additional damage that drugs (for example) cannot affect.
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Neural Calipers
Medical instrument used in surgical procedures.
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Neuralstimulator
This device "jumpstarts" the Central Nervous System of patients who has suffered some form of neuro-synaptic failure. This is particularly useful to treat a patient who has suffered CNS shock from the higher settings of a Phaser.
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Neural Stimulators
An instrument used to stimulate the Central Nervous System of a patient. They are frequently used to help in attempts to revive unconscious and/or comatose patients.
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Neural Transducer
Medical devices that provide the same function as the Motor Assist Bands above, but are temporarily and/or permanently implanted in patients to increase transmission of neural impulses from the brain to whatever area of the body the Transducers are attached to. They are frequently used for spinal cord damage patients.
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Neurolink
Allows a healthy "donor" to take over autonomic functions for a patient suffering from brain stem damage. One link is attached to the head of the "donor" and the other on the head of the patient. Upon activation, the autonomic functions of the donor control the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, etc.
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Physician's Medikit
The Physician's Medikit is a small, strap-on case designed to carry emergency medical supplies. A Full Standard kit would include:
1 - Anabolic Protoplaser
1 - Bandage assortment
1 - Cardiostimulator
2 - Hyposprays
1 - Medical Tricorder
1 - Neural Stimulator
1 - Respirator
1 - Sampling kit
and the following medications:
5 - Vials of Delactovine
5 - Vials of Tricordrazine
3 - Vials of Analgine
4 - Vials of Hyronalyn
3 - Vials of Panamyacin
All doses of any drug type are contained in vials that must be inserted into the Hypospray. The standard kit may be altered to suit missions or situations, but must be altered before the mission begins. For example, if the doctor knows that he is going into a combat zone, he may replace the 3 vials of Panamyacin with more Hyronalyn or Analgine.
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Physiostimulators
Used to increase metabolic functions in patients that show a decrease of those functions.
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Plasma Infusion Unit
An instrument used for transfusions of blood, blood plasma, and/or electrolytes into patients that need them. It is used the same way blood transfusions in the 20th-century. The Plasma Infusion Unit also provides filtration of the material to be delivered.
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Protodynoplaser
A device used to help in patient condition stabilization.
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Psychotricorder
Similar to the standard Tricorder, the Psychotricorder can also be used to record past memories of a patient. Typically it is used to retrieve memories within the last 24 hours. See info on the Medical Tricorder and/or Tricorder for any further info.
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Pulmonary Support Unit
Emergency cardiopulmonary support unit in use aboard Federation starships.
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Scalpels
There are three varieties to choose from: traditional cutting blades with a monomolecular edge, laser scalpels that cauterize as they cut, and nanotech scalpels that separate tissues along cellular lines without damage. Each has different uses.
Laser scalpels help the surgeon because of bloodlessness, but can dazzle anyone unwary enough to look into the beam, even though the scalpel can only cut within its focal length.
Monomolecular blades require no power supply and quickly slice through most matter with minimal effort.
Finally, Nanotech scalpels cause minimal disruption of tissue but operate slowly.
There is current research in an experimental scalpel that utilizes Transporter technology.
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Sickbay Overhead Sensor Cluster
This is a circular arrangement of sensors located above the primary Bio-Bed in sickbay. It augments the sensors of the Bio-Bed, and also provides an emergency containment field to prevent contamination.
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Somnetic Inducer
A device used to induce sleep. Otherwise similar to the Alpha Wave Induction unit above.
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Sonic Separator
A device used to separate tissues into very fine bundles. It is primarily used in brain operations, but is also useful in other areas of the body which have very small or very delicate parts.
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Stasis Field Generator
This device is used in emergencies when a patient cannot be stabilized and requires treatment that is not immediately available. It significantly slows all biological activity within the perimeter of the field, placing the patient in a sort of suspended animation. The patient will not be aware of any passage of time while under the influence of a stasis unit, since the biochemical activity of the patient's brain is effectively halted.
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Styrolite
Clear plastic like material used for biologic quarantine of potentially hazardous life forms.
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Surgical Support Frame
Surgical Support Frames attach to Bio-Beds providing aid and assistance during surgery and emergency life support. Littered with biosensors, the SSF has a large display of the surgical area.
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