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Electroencephalogram
A study of electrical current within the brain. Electrodes are attached to the scalp. Wires attach these electrodes to a machine which records the electrical impulses. The results are either printed out or displayed on a computer screen…
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- Intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT. A type of three-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to match radiation to…
- Flatulence Excess gas in the intestinal tract. But excess flatulence is difficult to define without a yardstick to…
- Monitor, Holter See: Holter monitor
- Lung volume reduction surgery See: Lung reduction surgery
- RFA Radiofrequency ablation
- Vitreous A clear, jelly-like substance that fills the middle of the eye. Also called the vitreous humor, 'humor' in…
- Uracil (U) A nucleotide base and one member of the A-U (adenine-uracil) base pair in RNA. The other base pair in RNA is…
- AC joint Acromioclavicular joint located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the point of the…
- Ear tag Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…
- Rape Rape: Forced sexual intercourse; sexual assault; sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. Rape may be…
- Ritter disease This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…