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Stroke index
A cardiodynamic measure. Stroke volume is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects in one beat, measured in milliliters per beat (ml/beat). The stroke volume can be indexed to a patient's body size by dividing by the body surface area…
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- Biofeedback A method of treatment that uses monitors to feed back to patients physiological information of which they are…
- Pyridoxine One of the vitamin B6 group (which also includes pyridoxal and pyridoxamine) that is transformed in the body…
- Genetic screening Testing a population to identify individuals at risk for a genetic disease or for transmitting it. Newborns…
- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…
- Cohort In a clinical study, a well-defined group of subjects or patients who have had a common experience or…
- Placenta A temporary organ joining the mother and fetus, the placenta transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother…
- Prenatal diagnosis Diagnosis before birth. Methods for prenatal diagnosis include ultrasound of the uterus, placenta, and/or…
- Joints of the body, principal >Acromioclavicular >Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) >Atlas and axis >Atlas and occipital >Calcaneocuboid…
- Papilla, anal See: Anal papilla
- Duchenne-Erb paralysis See: Erb palsy
- Vaginitis, atrophic Thinning of the lining (the endothelium) of the vagina due to decreased production of estrogen. This may…