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Left heart hypoplasia syndrome
A form of congenital heart disease in which the whole left half of the heart (including the aorta, aortic valve, left ventricle and mitral valve) is underdeveloped (hypoplastic). Blood returning from the lungs has to flow through an…
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Show more- Recuperate To recover health and strength. From the Latin recuperare meaning to regain, get back, recover. To recuperate…
- C-section Short for Caesarian section, a procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- TNF Tumor necrosis factor
- Therapy, estrogen replacement (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…
- Beard ringworm Ringworm: A superficial fungal infection of the skin, affecting the bearded area of the face and neck, with…
- Round To go around and see a patient in a hospital or other in-patient setting
- Etymology, medical See: Medical etymology
- Pancreatectomy A procedure in which a surgeon takes out part or all of the pancreas (an organ behind the lower part of the…
- Cast 1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An…
- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Subq Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Jimmy Fund A children's cancer fund that has been responsible for highly significant work, especially on chemotherapy…