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Oxygenation
The addition of oxygen to any system, including the human body. Oxygenation may also refer to the process of treating a patient with oxygen, or of combining a medication or other substance with oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygenation is an…
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Show more- Certified nurse-midwife A person with an AS, BS, or Master's degree in nursing who has also completed specialized training in…
- Lys Lysine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Hematochezia Bright red blood in the stool, usually from the lower gastrointestinal tract -- the colon or rectum -- or…
- Lower motor neuron A nerve cell that goes from the spinal cord to a muscle. The cell body of a lower motor neuron is in the…
- Hypochondriacal neurosis See: Hypochondriasis
- Chemotherapy, topical Chemotherapy, topical: Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to…
- Stat See: STAT
- Gonad, female The female gonad, the ovary or 'egg sac', is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located…
- Incontinence Inability to control excretions. Urinary incontinence is inability to keep urine in the bladder. Fecal…
- Wesil See: Weasand
- Hounsfield 1. Godfrey Hounsfield, a key contributor to the creation of the CAT scanner.2. The unit measuring the…
- Cholangitis, sclerosing See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis