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Persantine thallium scan
A type of myocardial perfusion scan done to disclose any areas of the heart muscle that may not be getting enough blood to perfuse them properly. Persantine (Dipyridamole) is a medication that dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. It…
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Show more- Herbalism The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may…
- Pregnancy symptoms Pregnancy symptoms: A symptom or sign of pregnancy. These symptoms and signs depend upon the time in…
- Ventricles 1, The right ventricle and the left ventricle, the lower two chambers of the heart. 2. Two or more of the…
- Muscle, papillary Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae…
- Blue baby A baby who is cyanotic (blue), due usually to a heart malformation that prevents the baby's blood from being…
- Muscle, piriformis A muscle that begins at the front surface of the sacrum (the V-shaped bone between the buttocks at the base…
- Hot flashes A sudden wave of mild or intense body heat caused by rushes of hormonal changes resulting from decreased…
- Suicide Suicide: The act of causing ones own death. Suicide may be positive or negative and it may be direct or…
- Hexadactyly The presence of an extra digit, a sixth finger or toe, which is a very common congenital malformation (birth…
- Third ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Angiography, fluorescein See: Von Willebrand disease.
- Interleukin-1 A protein produced by various cells, including macrophages, interleukin-1 raises body temperature, spurs the…