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Foreign Bodies
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Definition
: Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body.
coordinate IM with organ (IM), not organ/disease: Manual 21.39; EYE FOREIGN BODIES is available; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION & FOREIGN-BODY REACTION are also available
Examples
Bezoars
;
Eye Foreign Bodies
;
Foreign-Body Migration
;
Foreign-Body Reaction
Other names
Foreign Body; Body, Foreign; Bodies, Foreign