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EPS
Stands for ElectroPhysiologic Study, a test of the electrical conduction system of the heart (the system that generates the heart beat). EPS is done by threading thin plastic tubes (catheters) into a vein where the leg connects to the…
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- Postherpetic neuralgia Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month. The most common…
- Naturopath A person who practices naturopathy, a drugless system of therapy based on the use of physical forces such as…
- Preoperative Before surgery. As opposed to postoperative, after surgery
- Plastic surgeon A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents…
- Cytogenetic map A genetic term referring to the visual appearance of a chromosome when stained and examined under a…
- Teratogen, warfarin as Warfarin as: The anticoagulant warfarin (COUMADIN) is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the…
- Septuagenarian Someone in his or her seventies. See also: Age by decade
- Black plague In 14th-century Europe, the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below the skin (subcutaneous…
- Tube A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube-like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube…
- Iridectomy, peripheral See Peripheral iridectomy
- Homo sapiens The primate species of mammal to which modern humans belong. Homo sapiens is Latin for knowing man or wise man