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EPR
Abbreviation for Electrophrenic respiration. Also known as diaphragm pacing. See: Diaphragm pacing
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Show more- VAQTA See: Varus.
- Blood-brain barrier A protective network of blood vessels and cells that filters blood flowing to the brain.
- Gastroschisis A birth defect in which there is a separation in the abdominal wall. Through this opening protrudes part of…
- Nursemaid's elbow Partial dislocation of the elbow. The radius (a bone in the forearm) slips out of the ligament that holds it…
- Cranial nerve VII The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge…
- Taenia In medicine, taenia is a genus (group) of large tapeworms some of which are parasitic in humans. In anatomy…
- WBS Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Granulomatosis, allergic A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by inflammation of the blood…
- Aphasia, primary progressive See: Primary progressive aphasia
- Fibrosis, pulmonary See: Pulmonary fibrosis
- Incompatibility, Rh The state of mother and fetus having different Rh blood group types so that their Rh types are…
- Single nucleotide polymorphism A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. Abbreviated SNP and…