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A sudden wave of mild or intense body heat caused by rushes of hormonal changes resulting from decreased levels of estrogen. Hot flashes can occur at any time and may last from a few seconds to a half-hour. They are due to blood vessel…
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- Catheter, hemodialysis A venous catheter used for hemodialysis (dialysis of the blood). A hemodialysis catheter is a type of central…
- Ventilation, mechanical Use of a machine called a ventilator or respirator to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the…
- Exercise, isotonic Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isometric…
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- Dislocation of the radial head See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Anaesthesia See: Anesthesia
- Ultraviolet B One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet C) given off by…
- Atelectasis Failure of full expansion of the lung at birth or a collapse thereafter of the lung. The word comes from the…
- Whitmore-Jewett staging system A staging system for prostate cancer. See Jewett staging system
- Bummed out Slang term for depression. For more, see: Depression