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Test, exercise
A test (sometimes called the treadmill test or exercise treadmill test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) recording of the heart is made as the patient performs increasing levels of exercise on the treadmill which is…
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- Deficiency, adenosine deaminase (ADA) A genetic (inherited) condition that results in a immune deficiency disorder called severe combined…
- Dwarfism, thanatophoric A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after…
- Fracture, toddler's A torsion fracture of the tibia, without bone displacement
- Daltonism Colorblindness of the red-green type (also known as deuteranopia or deuteranomaly). The term 'Daltonism' is…
- Aspirate To suck in. A patient may aspirate for example by accidentally drawing material from the stomach into the…
- Skin graft, split-thickness A graft technique in which sheets of skin containing the epidermis and part of the dermis are used
- Sphenoid bone A prominent, irregular, wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull. The sphenoid bone has been called the…
- GERD surgery (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Genome Database The Genome Database (GDB) is the official central repository for genomic mapping data resulting from the…
- Epididymitis Inflammation of the epididymis, a structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis. The…
- Spectrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of spectrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…