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Palliative care
1) Medical or comfort care that reduces the severity of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure. For incurable diseases, in cases where the cure is not recommended due to other health concerns, and when the patient…
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- Leishmaniasis, visceral See: Visceral leishmaniasis
- Med1 DNA repair gene A gene that codes for one of the key enzymes involved in repairing DNA. The DNA in genes is constantly…
- Spitz-Holter valve A pioneering one-way valve created by John Holter to treat hydrocephalus. In 1955 Mr. Holter, , a hydraulics…
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is…
- DHHS Acronym for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also known as HHS. The U.S. Department of…
- Hypertensive Having abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension). See also: Hypotensive; Normotensive
- Neurologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system
- Diverticula The plural of diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of…
- Plague, sylvatic Plague that is spread by ground squirrels and other wild rodents, for example, in the western portion of the…
- Phagocyte A cell that can engulf particles such as bacteria, other microorganisms, aged red blood cells, foreign…
- Vibramycin Brand name for doxycycline