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- Valve, tricuspid One of the four heart valves, the tricuspid valve is the first one that blood encounters as it enters the…
- Dacryo- A combining form denoting tears, as in dacryocyst (tear sac) and dacryocystorhinostomy (surgery to open up a…
- Malignant 1. Tending to be severe and become progressively worse, as in malignant hypertension. 2. In regard to a…
- Test, carcinoembryonic antigen See: Carcinoembryonic antigen
- Excess, calcium See: Calcium excess
- Orthostatic hypotension A temporary lowering of blood pressure (hypotension) due usually to suddenly standing up (orthostatic)…
- VATER association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VATER is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, T, E, and R each…
- Bannayan syndrome A genetic disease characterized by macrocephaly (enlarged head), multiple lipomas (benign fatty tumors) and…
- Electrodesiccation Use of an electric current to destroy cancerous tissue and control bleeding
- Scan, helical CAT A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x-ray procedure which combines…