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Sludge vs Dumbels - What's the difference?

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Sludge is a synonym of dumbels.



In emergency medicine terms the difference between dumbels and sludge

is that dumbels is a mnemonic ("diaphoresis/diarrhea, urination, miosis, bronchospasm/bradycardia/[bronchorrhea], emesis, lacrimation, salivation") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome while sludge is a mnemonic ("salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset, emesis") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome.

As a noun sludge is

a generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid.

As a verb sludge is

to slump or slouch.

sludge

English

(wikipedia sludge)

Noun

  • A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
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  • A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
  • A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
  • A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.
  • (uncountable, music) sludge metal
  • Synonyms

    * (separated solids) mud, mire, ooze, slush

    Derived terms

    * activated sludge * oil sludge * sludge metal * sludgecore

    Verb

    (sludg)
  • (informal) to slump or slouch.
  • to slop or drip slowly.
  • dumbels

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (emergency medicine) A mnemonic ("diaphoresis/diarrhea, urination, miosis, bronchospasm/bradycardia/[bronchorrhea], emesis, lacrimation, salivation") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome.
  • Synonyms

    * SLUDGE