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Hyperbaric
Pertaining to gas pressures greater than 1 atmosphere* of pressure. Also pertaining to solutions that are more dense than the medium to which they are added. The term 'hyperbaric' is derived from Greek roots: 'hyper-' meaning high, beyond…
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- Deafness and Communication Disorders, Institute Institute on (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on…
- Retrospective study Behind the sternum (the breastbone).
- Gastric volvulus See: Volvulus
- Abuse, sexual child Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a child, emotional…
- Hypoxia A subnormal concentration of oxygen. By contrast with normoxia (normal oxygen) and anoxia (the absence or…
- Parkinson disease genetics See: Parkinson disease gene
- Paraneoplastic syndrome The collective signs and symptoms caused by a substance emanating from a tumor or in reaction to a tumor…
- Artic health Health in the vast geographic region widely surrounding the North Pole, an area that encompasses all or…
- Inner ear There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…