edh
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A dangerous collection of blood between the skull and the brain covering that needs urgent treatment
- noun
- Specialized
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hematoma epidural
- An edh can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention after a head injury.
Examples
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Symptoms of an edh include severe headaches and confusion shortly after trauma.
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Doctors diagnosed him with an edh after he lost consciousness following a fall.
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When people talk about mono-red control decks in casual formats like EDH, I think of Task Mage Assembly!
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In our gauntlet of EDH, we've got Kiki-Jiki and Bosh as solid mono-red options that both play a controlling role differently.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Edh is a medical abbreviation of epidural hematoma, where epi- means 'upon' and hematoma means 'a collection of blood' on the brain's outer layer. So an edh is blood 'upon' the brain that often needs quick treatment.
