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Cardiac rehabilitation
A program for people with heart disease designed to reduce future heart risks. Cardiac rehabilitation usually consists of nutritional counseling; management of lipid levels, hypertension, weight, and diabetes; smoking cessation…
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Show more- Sequence, intervening An intervening sequence is the part of a gene that is initially transcribed from the DNA into RNA…
- Quadriplegia Paralysis of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as from a high spinal cord accident or stroke.
- Steal, subclavian See: Subclavian steal
- Fear of bridges An abnormal and persistent fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience…
- FISH Abbreviation for fluorescence in situ hybridization, a molecular technique used in chromosome studies. FISH…
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma A type of kidney cancer that accounts for 15 to 20% of renal carcinomas. It occurs in both sporadic and…
- Homosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the same sex. Homosexuals include males (gays) and females…
- Varco, Richard L. Innovative American surgeon (1912-2004) who helped perform the first successful open heart operation. On…
- Cup, optic The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- Hepatitis D, E, F, and G Lesser known (than hepatitis A, B, and C), the most significant of these seems to be type D, or the delta…
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA): One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA's mission is to 'conduct research focused on improving…
- Churg-Strauss syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome: A disease characterized by inflammation of small arteries and veins in persons with a…