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Emboli
Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it. Examples of emboli are a detached blood clot, a clump of bacteria, and foreign material such as air. Pulmonary emboli are blood clots that have been…
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- Fornix uteri The fornix of the uterus refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper…
- Raynaud's phenomenon Short for red blood cells, the cells that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide through the blood. This rather…
- Absolute neutrophil count The real number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils. The absolute neutrophil count is commonly…
- Abortion, therapeutic An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or induced abortion. As opposed to…
- Orthopedist An orthopaedic surgeon, orthopaedics being the branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system…
- Exon The region of a gene that contains the code for producing protein. Each exon codes for a specific portion of…
- Whitmore's disease An infectious illness, also called melioidosis, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia and Northern…
- Poison Any substance that can cause severe distress or death if ingested, breathed in, or absorbed through the skin…
- Chickenpox vaccination See Chickenpox immunization
- Muscle, supraspinatus >The supraspinatus muscle; >The subscapularis muscle, which moves the arm by turning it inward (internal…
- PH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid. The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion…