Common Computer Terms and Definitions. 11/09/10. Boot: The act of starting up a computer. Byte: One character (eight bits of data). Cursor: The blinking vertical or horizontal line. that indicates where text is being typed. CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. CD-R/CD-RW: CD-Recordable/CD-Re-Writeable.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is called the âsilent killerâ because very, very few people know when their blood pressure goes up. When I tell somebody that they have high blood pressure for the first time they say, âI donât understand. Iâve had low blood pressure my whole life.â Well, you do until you donât.
Bone fracture, pain, deformity and disability may not appear until osteoporosis becomes more advanced, and much more difficult to treat. Thatâs why osteoporosis is often called a silent killer. However, the good news is that osteoporosis is, in fact, preventable. The Methodist Hospitals Osteoporosis Clinic is dedicated to preventing osteoporosis through early detection, as well as effectively treating osteoporosis using the most advanced treatments available.