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Medicine, geriatric
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and the problems specific to aging. Also called geriatrics. From the Greek 'geron' meaning 'old man' + 'iatreia' meaning 'the…
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- Placental BMP See: MIC-1
- Pit, ear Tiny pit in front of the ear. Also preauricular pit. A minor anomaly of no great consequence in itself. More…
- Syringe A device used in medicine to inject fluid into or withdraw fluid from the body. Medical syringes consist of a…
- Chest film Most common X-ray used to detect abnormalities in or within the thoracic cage, such as the lungs, heart…
- Anomic aphasia See Anomia
- HLA The major human histocompatibility system. HLA-typing is done before transplantation to determine the degree…
- Radioiodine An isotope of the chemical element iodine that is radioactive. Radioiodine is used in diagnostic tests as…
- Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) Gas bubbles traveling and lodging (embolizing) in the arteries that supply the brain with blood (and oxygen)…
- Sternum Anatomic name for the breast bone, the long flat bone in the upper middle of the front of the chest. The…
- African-American See: African American
- Rigor A word with two different but related meanings in medicine:1. A chill, usually with shivering, as at the…