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Oxygenation
The addition of oxygen to any system, including the human body. Oxygenation may also refer to the process of treating a patient with oxygen, or of combining a medication or other substance with oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygenation is an…
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- Deficiency, calcium See: Calcium deficiency
- Red blood cell The blood cell that carries oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them…
- Vertebra, second cervical The second cervical vertebra is called the axis. It is so-named because the uppermost cervical vertebra…
- Physics, medical See: Medical physics
- Mediterranean Fever Fever: A inherited disorder of unknown cause featuring short recurring bouts of fever together with pain in…
- CCR5 A chemokine receptor found on monocytes and lymphocytes that serves as the coreceptor for HIV. HIV strains…
- Anatomy in the Bible There are in the Bible but few direct references to the internal organs. Biblical poetry, however, abounds…
- SPF Protection factor): A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF…
- Breech birth Literally, delivery of the baby by the buttocks first, rather than the head as is usual. Breech birth is more…
- Giant cell tumor of bone A tumor of bone characterized by massive destruction of the end (epiphysis) of a long bone. The site most…