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Radiology, interventional
The use of image guidance methods to gain access to the deepest interior of most organs and organ systems. Through a galaxy of techniques, interventional radiologists can treat certain conditions through the skin (percutaneously) that…
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Show more- Agent Orange An herbicide and defoliant containing 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and trace amounts of dioxin. Agent Orange was used as…
- Stenosis, carotid-artery See: Carotid stenosis
- Fear of dogs An abnormal and persistent fear of dogs. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Four-finger crease See: Simian crease
- Alpha-ET Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine
- Library, arrayed In genetics, arrayed libraries of DNA clones are used for many purposes, including screening for a specific…
- Zidovudine triphosphate The active form of zidovudine which is also known as AZT. See: AZT
- Kinder-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Syndrome, Johnson-Stevens See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Overactive bladder Overactive bladder: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary…
- Anemia, Addison Anemia, Addison: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not…
- MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees, which are awarded in the U.K. and other countries (such…