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Poisoning, carbon monoxide
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Show more- ICD Implantable cardiac defibrillator, a device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- Ablate To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word 'ablation' came from…
- Antimicrobial agent A general term for drugs, chemicals, or other substances that either kill or slow the growth of microbes…
- Dissecting aneurysm A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery (an aneurysm) in which the wall of an artery rips (dissects)…
- Brain biopsy Biopsy of the brain. Removal of a small piece of tissue from the brain for diagnostic purposes. One way the…
- PGF Placental growth factor
- Interstice A small space between things, especially between things that are usually closely spaced, such as cells…
- Nail In medicine, there are two types of nails. One is just a plain old metal nail used to hold 2 or more pieces…
- Matricectomy The process of surgically, chemically, or electrically destroying all or part of the base nail portion called…
- Transporter gene The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Medicated stent See: Coated stent
- Epidemiology, classical The study of populations in order to determine the frequency and distribution of disease and measure risks.