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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The circulatory system comprising the heart and blood vessels which carries nutrients and oxygen to the tissues of the body and removes carbon dioxide and other wastes from them. Cardiovascular diseases affect the heart and blood vessels…
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- Chemoradiotherapy The combination of simultaneous chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Chemoradiotherapy before surgery has been…
- Cm (centimeter) A unit of measure in the metric system which is 1/100'th of a meter. There are 2.54 centimeters (cms) in one…
- Ulocarcinoma Cancer of the gums. It is often associated with the use of smokeless (chewing) tobacco. Diagnosis is by…
- Ultrasound during pregnancy Ultrasound imaging has been done during pregnancy for over three decades. It has proven to be a very useful…
- Nephritis, infective tubulointerstitial Inflammation of the kidney due to infection. Symptoms include nausea, pain in the kidney area, fever, and…
- C-peptide A byproduct of insulin production, usually by the pancreas. The level of C-peptide is a gauge of how much…
- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ): A disorder of the temporomandibular joint(s) that causes pain…
- Omentectomy Surgery to remove part or all of the omentum, a fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue lining the abdomen)…
- TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4