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Artificial heart
A manmade heart. An artificial heart was temporarily implanted in 1969 by Denton Cooley in Houston, Texas. Complete replacement of the heart by an artificial heart was done in 1982 by William DeVries at Salt Lake City, Utah. Barney Clark…
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- Factor X A laboratory-made agent similar to a normally existing substance in the body that stimulates the production…
- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Mutism The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who…
- Filgrastim Filgrastim: See: G-CSF.
- A-T Ataxia-telangiectasia
- Effusion Too much fluid, an outpouring of fluid. A hemorrhagic effusion is one that has blood within the fluid. A…
- Disease, hydroxyapatite crystal The inflammation caused by hydroxyapatite crystals has been referred to as hydroxyapatite crystal disease…
- Bacterium The singular of bacteria
- Estrogen/progestin therapy Abbreviated EPT. A combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin. Taken by women, the estrogen in the…
- Subjacent Just beneath or underneath. The opposite of subjacent is superjacent. Other related terms include adjacent…
- Syndrome, scalded skin See Scalded skin syndrome