intussusception; indigitation; invagination
medical treatment at one's own expense; treatment not covered by health insurance
all beds occupied (hospital); no beds (hospital); no vacancy
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
contrast medium; radiopaque substance
nongovernment organization (organisation); NGO
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
alma mater clique; old school tie
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
health care worker; medical personnel
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
operating room; operating theatre
to collect information; to gather knowledge
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
seniority by length of service
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
money-making; earning money
cardiac massage; heart massage
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(medical) follow-up; observation
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital