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Valsalva maneuver
A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air exits through the mouth or nose as, for example, in strenuous coughing, straining during a bowel movement, or lifting a heavy weight…
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- Disease, Binswanger A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white-matter of the brain causing loss of…
- Triplet One of three, as: 1. One of three babies in a multiple birth. Or three animals gestated together. 2. In…
- Respiratory failure Inability of the lungs to perform their basic task of gas exchange, the transfer of oxygen from inhaled air…
- Smallpox vaccination of fetus See Congenital vaccinia
- CCP Cyclic citrullinated peptide
- Study, Framingham See: Framingham Study
- Glycine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A nonessential amino acid, glycine is part of many…
- Decubitus Lying down. A decubitus ulcer is a bed sore, the consequence of lying in one position too long. The Latin…
- Tumeric A spice with anti-inflammatory effects. The active ingredient is curcumin, which has antioxidant and…
- Doctors' symbol A staff or rod, with a snake curled around it. It is the staff or rod of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios)…
- Carbuncles A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in…