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Decompress
1. In general, to remove pressure physically or emotionally.2. In surgery, to remove pressure on a structure such as the spinal cord.3. To lessen atmospheric pressure on deep-sea divers returning to the surface, or on persons ascending to…
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- Taenia armata Taenia solium
- Fibrillation In matters of the heart (cardiology), fibrillation is incoordinate twitching of the heart muscle fibers. The…
- Lobular carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer…
- Sir Charles Bell See: Bell, Charles
- Fertility awareness Also known as natural family planning, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Adenitis Inflammation of a gland. From the aden-, gland + -itis, inflammation
- Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma: A leading childhood form of cancer that arises in the adrenal gland or in tissue in the…
- Cancer, brain Cancer of the central information processing center of the body. Tumors in the brain can be malignant or…
- Bx Abbreviation for biopsy, the removal of a sample of tissue for examination or other study. Biopsies are most…
- Cain, mark of The mark that God set upon Cain, the eldest son of Adam. According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, God…
- Deep vein thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis: A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the thigh or leg. The clot can break off as…