initialism

As nouns the difference between shock and mast

is that shock is sudden, heavy impact while mast is a tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.

As verbs the difference between shock and mast

is that shock is to cause to be emotionally shocked while mast is to supply and fit a mast to a ship.

As an initialism MAST is

initialism for military antishock trousers; inflatable trousers that apply pressure to the inferior half of a patient's body to decrease bloodloss and prevent the onset of shock similar to a tourniquet.

As nouns the difference between onset and mast

is that onset is a rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army while mast is a tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.

As verbs the difference between onset and mast

is that onset is to assault; to set upon while mast is to supply and fit a mast to a ship.

As an initialism MAST is

initialism for military antishock trousers; inflatable trousers that apply pressure to the inferior half of a patient's body to decrease bloodloss and prevent the onset of shock similar to a tourniquet.

Bloodloss is a initialism of mast.

As a noun bloodloss

is (pathology) loss of blood.

As a pronoun mast is

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Patient is a initialism of mast.

As a noun patient

is patient, someone who receives therapeutic treatment.

As a pronoun mast is

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Inferior is a initialism of mast.

As an adjective inferior

is of lower quality.

As a noun inferior

is a person of lower stature to another.

As a pronoun mast is

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Inflatable is a initialism of mast.

As an adjective inflatable

is able to be inflated or blown up.

As a noun inflatable

is (nautical) a boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.

As a pronoun mast is

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Trousers is a initialism of mast.

As a noun trousers

is an article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.

As a pronoun mast is

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Antishock is a initialism of mast.

As an adjective antishock

is that counteracts or reduces shock, or its effects.

As a pronoun mast is

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Military is a initialism of mast.

As an adjective military

is characteristic of members of the armed forces.

As a noun military

is armed forces.

As a pronoun mast is

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Tourniquet is a initialism of pasg.

As a noun tourniquet

is a tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.

As an initialism pasg is

(emergency medicine) initialism for pneumatic antishock garment; inflatable trousers that apply pressure to the inferior half of a patient's body to decrease bloodloss and prevent the onset of shock similar to a tourniquet.