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Meter, peak-flow
This hand-held device measures air flow (how fast air is blown out of the lungs). Patients can use peak-flow meters to measure their own air flow regularly. The use of a peak-flow meter allows patients to obtain a much earlier indication…
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- Vertigo Aside from being the name of a classic 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film (with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak), vertigo…
- Personality disorder, borderline A serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships…
- MUTYH See: MYH
- Thigh bone The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term you care to use -- thigh bone or femur, it is…
- Vitamin D requirement The amount of vitamin D recommended per day, which varies according to the age of the individual…
- HIB immunization This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Anthropology, forensic Forensic: See: Forensic anthropology
- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…
- Lymphoproliferative disorders Malignant diseases of the lymphoid cells and cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and…
- Bone, ankle The ankle bone is termed the talus. It is the bone of the foot that joins the tibia and fibula to form the…
- Slow virus 1. A virus that has a long incubation period before the onset of a gradually progressive disease. 2…