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Cardioverter
Although cardioversion (the conversion of one cardiac rhythm to another) may sometimes be done with medications, a cardioverter is now synonymous with a defibrillator. Implantable defibrillators continuously monitor the heart rhythm in…
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Show more- Plyometrics Any exercise in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched ('loaded') and then contracted (as in…
- Jaundice Jaundice: Yellow staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally high blood levels of…
- Smallpox vaccination adverse reaction An adverse event occurring after smallpox vaccination (vaccinia). Smallpox vaccination is a relatively safe…
- Pituitary adenoma A benign tumor of the pituitary, the master gland that controls other glands and influences numerous body…
- Diachronic The word 'diachronic' is from the Greek dia-, through + chronos, time = through time. As opposed to…
- Rumination 1. Regurgitating food after a meal and then swallowing and digesting some of it. Cattle and other ruminant…
- Lipodystrophy, cephalothoracic A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Count, absolute CD4 See: Absolute CD4 count
- Bone morphogenetic protein A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized…
- Leg pain with cramping An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs…
- Iris The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate…
- Retinoschisis Splitting of the retina. From retina + -schisis (splitting)