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Endarterectomy
An operation to clean out an artery and restore normal blood flow through the artery. An endarterectomy is basically a 'Rotorooter' procedure. It removes diseased material from the inside of an artery, and also removes any occluding…
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- Gastropathy, hypoproteinemic hypertrophic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Somatic 1. Relating to the body. a. As distinguished from the mind (the psyche). b. As distinguished from the gonads…
- Cardiac myocyte A heart muscle cell. Sometimes called a myocyte when it is understood that it is in the heart. See also…
- CMV (cytomegalovirus) A virus that infects 50-85% of adults in the US by age 40 and is also the virus most frequently transmitted…
- Epilepsy, Jacksonian Epilepsy, Jacksonian:A brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal…
- Radiotherapy The treatment of disease with ionizing radiation. Also called radiation therapy. In radiotherapy, high-energy…
- NIDA Stands for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., whose…
- Chronic This important term in medicine comes from the Greek chronos, time and means lasting a long time. A chronic…
- Gustatolacrimal reflex See: Crocodile tears syndrome
- Rheumatologist A specialist in the non-surgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, especially arthritis. Rheumatologists have…
- Hematoma, extradural See: Epidural hematoma