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Oxygen tent
A tent-like device used to deliver high levels of oxygen to a patient in a bed. The tent typically covers the whole bed of an infant and the head and upper body of an older child or adult. The oxygen is pumped in from a tank. Oxygen is a…
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- Cholestasis with peripheral pulmonary stenosis Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia or Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Suicide, physician-assisted See: Physician-assisted suicide
- Artificial pancreas A machine that constantly measures the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood and, in response to an elevated…
- Seizure, centrencephalic See: Grand mal
- Pacemaker, natural Pacemaker, natural: The natural pacemaker of the heart is the sinus node, one of the major elements in the…
- Toc- (prefix) Stemming from the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining…
- Gly Glycine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Lactic acidosis Acidosis (too much acid in the body) due to the buildup of lactic acid in the body. Lactic acidois occurs…
- Humoralism In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…
- Speech-language pathologist A specialist who evaluates and treats communication disorders and swallowing problems. A speech-language…
- Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody See: Citrulline antibody