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Angioplasty
Procedure with a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Also called Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA).
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Show more- Secondhand smoke Also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). See: ETS
- Nephrosclerosis Hardening (sclerosis) of the kidney usually due to disease of the blood vessels in it from atherosclerosis.
- Parotid gland The largest of the three major salivary glands, it is located in front and below the ear and behind the jaw…
- Cardiologist A doctor who specializes in treating heart disorders
- Testicular feminization syndrome Now more appropriately called the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, this is a genetic disorder that…
- Foot-drop brace See Ankle-foot orthosis
- Shigellosis Epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery due to infection with the Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis…
- Genome, dog See: Dog genome
- Iodide goiter See Iodine excess
- Imitrex Brand name for sumatriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- Vagina The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in…
- Genitalia, female See: Female genitalia