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Autonomy, patient
The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to influence the decision. Patient autonomy does allow for health care providers to educate the patient but does not allow the…
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- Stricture of the esophagus, chronic A narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach, usually caused by…
- Echovirus A group of viruses found in the gastrointestinal tract. The 'echo' part of the name stands for enteric…
- Aorta, descending The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the…
- Hormone, growth A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by…
- Advanced paternal age A man who is age 40 years or older at the time of conception. (There is no universally accepted definition of…
- Apert syndrome A malformation syndrome characterized by a high short skull, underdevelopment of the midface, soft tissue and…
- PFT Pulmonary function test, a test designed to measure how well the lungs are working. PFTs gauge how the lungs…
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences MS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIGMS's mission is to 'support basic biomedical…
- Petasites hybridus See: Butterbur
- MAM Menstrually associated migraine. See: Menstrual migraine