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Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy
A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the vagina (birth canal). Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy is often referred to, more concisely, by its abbreviation: LAVH. In…
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- Alopecia areata Alopecia areata: A patchy baldness which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes…
- Heat syncope Sudden dizziness, feeling faint ans sometimes fainting experienced after exercising in the heat. The skin…
- OCG Oral cholecystogram
- Arrayed library In genetics, an arrayed library consists of (in technical terms) individual primary recombinant clones which…
- Jamais vu From the French, meaning 'never seen'. The illusion that the familiar does not seem familiar. The opposite of…
- Care, preoperative See: Preoperative care
- Sedative A drug that calms a patient down, easing agitation and permitting sleep. Sedatives generally work by…
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- Lymph An almost colorless fluid that travels through vessels called lymphatics in the lymphatic system and carries…
- Gtt. Abbreviation meaning drops (from the Latin 'guttae', drops). One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of…
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