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Circulation
The movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the noun 'circulation' does not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. Heart failure is an example of a problem with…
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- NREM sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Brace, Milwaukee One of the two main types of braces used to treat the lateral curve of the spine in scoliosis. This brace can…
- Footling presentation There are single-footling or double-footling presentations depending upon whether the presenting part of the…
- Cardiac defibrillator, implantable A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Olivopontocerebellar Pertaining to three particular parts of the brain -- namely, the oliva, the pons, and the cortex of the…
- Cisplatin An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called platinum compounds. Cisplatin is used in the…
- Holter monitor A type of portable heart monitor. The Holter monitor is a small portable electrocardiogram (ECG). The device…
- NIDCD Stands for National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the US National…
- Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT) A new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). EBCT, or…