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Carboxyhemoglobin
Hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide instead of the normal oxygen bound to it. Carbon monoxide has a much great affinity than oxygen for hemoglobin. Carboxyhemoglobin is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning. The source of the carbon monoxide…
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- Defibrillator A device used to correct a dangerously abnormal heart rhythm, usually ventricular fibrillation, or to restart…
- Neuronitis, vestibular See: Vestibular neuronitis
- Early-onset familial Alzheimer disease See: Alzheimer disease, early-onset familial
- Gas, laughing Nitrous oxide, a gas capable of causing general anesthesia. Today nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the…
- Heart valves There are four heart valves. All are one-way valves. Blood entering the heart first passes through the…
- Testis The testis (or testicle) is the male sex gland. A pair of testes are located behind the penis in a pouch of…
- Chronicity Characterized by long duration. The state of being chronic
- Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…
- Node, sinus The sinus node is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system that controls the…
- Malabsorption The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve…
- Epidemic myalgia Also known as Bornholm disease, this is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease…