Foreign body
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foreign-body-197-6087724
title:
Foreign body
text:
A foreign body (FB) is any object originating outside the body of an organism. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object. Most references to foreign bodies involve propulsion through natural orifices into hollow organs. Foreign bodies can be inert or irritating. If they irritate they will cause inflammation and scarring. They can bring infection into the body or acquire infectious agents and protect them from the body's immune defenses. They can obstruct passageways either by their
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Object originating outside the body of an organism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_body
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-28T15:47:44Z
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13
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