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Pulmonary insufficiency
1. Incomplete closure of the pulmonary valve in the heart, allowing blood to return from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle. 2. Respiratory insufficiency in which the lungs cannot take in enough oxygen or expell enough carbon…
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Show more- Complications, postoperative Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be…
- Hip bursitis Hip bursitis: A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between…
- Immunodepressant An agent that can depress or prevent the immune response. See: Immunosuppressant
- Radiation therapy Radiation therapy: The use of high-energy rays to damage cancer cells, stopping them from growing and…
- Tarsus Any broad flat surface. The flat of the eyelid is called the tarsus, as is the base of the heel. The bones in…
- Polio vaccine, Salk See polio vaccine, inactivated
- Tuber A lump or bump. The backward protrusion of the heel is called the tuber calcanei or, alternatively, the…
- Dermatitis, stasis A skin irritation on the lower legs, generally related to circulatory problems. Stasis refers to a stoppage…
- Cortex The outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortex; the outer…
- Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Carpal bone One of the wrist bones. There are eight carpal bones that are arranged in two rows. The carpal bones…
- Thai hemorrhagic fever A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…