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Heart conduction system
The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and conducts them throughout the muscle of the heart, stimulating the heart to contract and pump blood. Among the major elements in…
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Show more- Salmon safety The safety of eating salmon, especially farm-raised salmon. The levels of more than 50 pollutants, including…
- Anesthetist 1. In the US, a nurse or technician trained to administer anesthetics.2. In the UK, the same as an…
- Acid-base balance Acid-base balance refers to the mechanisms the body uses to keep its fluids close to neutral pH (that is…
- Iatr- Prefix relating to a physician or medicine. An iatrogenic illness is one inadvertently caused by a physician…
- Syndrome, Gilbert See Gilbert syndrome
- Diabetes, juvenile-onset See Diabetes, type 1
- Herbal 1. An adjective, referring to herbs, as in an herbal tea.2. A noun, usually reflecting the botanical or…
- Pediatric urinary tract infection See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Yeast infection Yeast infection: Overgrowth of yeast can affect the skin (yeast rash), mouth (thrush), digestive tract…
- Phenomenon, knee See: Knee jerk
- Fatty acids,omega-3 A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water fish, that acts to…
- High blood pressure High blood pressure: Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is, by definition, a repeatedly elevated…