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CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Also cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and computer-based patient records
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Show more- Myelodysplastic syndrome A group of bone marrow disorders characterized by the underproduction of one or more types of blood cells due…
- Clotbuster An informal term for a drug that can dissolve a clot. See: Thrombolytic agent
- Stricture of the esophagus, chronic A narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach, usually caused by…
- Reaction, chemical A process in which one substance is transformed into another. Thousands of different types of chemical…
- Shoulder, frozen See: Frozen shoulder
- Fracture, torsion A fracture, also called a spiral fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. NTER> A fracture is any…
- Interphase The interval in the cell cycle between two cell divisions when the individual chromosomes cannot be…
- Immunization, serum hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis B
- Lymphadenopathy Abnormally enlarged lymph nodes. Commonly called 'swollen glands.' The term 'lymphadenopathy' is not as tough…
- Drosophila The fruit fly. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, is a favorite model organism in genetics and…
- Intradermal In or into the skin. An intradermal injection is given into the skin. Intradermal tests are a type of skin…
- Muscle, psoas Muscles of the lower back (the loin). There are two psoas muscles on each side of the back. The larger of the…