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CVC
Commonly used abbreviation for a Central Venous Catheter, a catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of…
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Show more- Greek medicine Medicine in Greece and the Greek world. The foundations of much of modern Western medicine lie in classical…
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Yolk stalk A narrow tube present in the early embryo that connects the midgut of the embryo to the yolk sac outside the…
- Houseboat carbon monoxide poisoning The invisible and potentially lethal danger of carbon monoxide on houseboats. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a…
- Anteroposterior From front to back. When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in…
- CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) A watery fluid, continuously produced and absorbed, which flows in the ventricles (cavities) within the brain…
- Baby, fetal alcohol syndrome See: Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Zhitai One of the three major preparations of red yeast rice, a tradition Chinese medicine now used to lower…
- Amalgam In dentistry, an alloy of mercury, silver, tin, etc. used in dental restorations
- False vocal fold See: False vocal cord
- Traditional oriental medicine This is a sophisticated form of medicine comprised of many systematic techniques and methods, including…
- Artery, hepatic An artery that distributes blood to the liver, pancreas and gallbladder as well as to the stomach and…