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- Blood Institute, National Heart, Lung, and BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Brachytherapy, coronary artery A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute. The word bradycardia is logically…
- Supercentenarian Someone 110 years old or over (no upper limit). This term was coined in 1991. See also: Age by decade
- Ventricular arrhythmias Abnormal rapid heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that originate in the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- Orthorexia nervosa A term designating a disorder in which there is an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating, an extreme…
- Posterior chamber The space in the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens. (The iris is the colored ring of tissue that…
- EXIT Stands for ex utero intrapartum treatment. Surgery on the fetus may be done after a Cesarean section, but…
- Anterior cruciate ligament A ligament in the knee that crosses from the underside of the femur (the thigh bone) to the top of the tibia…
- Personality disorder, borderline A serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships…
- AK 1. Above the knee. 2. Acanthamoeba keratitis. 3. Actinic keratosis