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Triage
The process of sorting people based on their need for immediate medical treatment as compared to their chance of benefiting from such care. Triage is done in emergency rooms, disasters and wars when limited medical resources must be…
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- Endometrial biopsy Endometrial biopsy: A procedure for sampling the lining of the uterus (the endometrium). Endometrial biopsy…
- HTLV-I Human T-lymphotropic virus type I, often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II…
- Amok A syndrome first reported in the Malay people, usually male, consisting of a period of brooding followed by a…
- Flat affect A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat…
- RIRS (retrograde intrarenal surgery) Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease.
- Anticoagulant Any agent used to prevent the formation of blood clots. Anticoagulants have various uses. Some are used for…
- Gorlin syndrome Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Headache, thunderclap A sudden and excruciatingly painful headache. Some doctors feel that in the absence of a known headache…
- Bronchiectasis Permanent dilatation (widening) of the bronchi (the large air tubes which begin at the bottom of the trachea…
- Penicillin-resistant bacteria Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin. Such organisms can sometimes be killed using sulfa drugs…
- Cowper's gland A tiny gland in the male, also known as the bulbourethral gland. Named after the English anatomist William…