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Vitamin E
Alpha-tocopherol, an antioxidant vitamin which binds oxygen free radicals that can cause tissue damage. Deficiency of vitamin E can lead to anemia. Vitamin E may play a possible role in preventing heart disease and cancer of the lung and…
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- Extubation The process of removing a tube from a hollow organ or passageway, often from the airway. The opposite of…
- Coagulation In medicine, the clotting of blood. The process by which the blood clots to form solid masses, or clots. More…
- McKusick-Kaufman syndrome A genetic disorder in which there is build-up of fluids (called hydrometrocolpos) in the vagina and the…
- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…
- Cerebral edema Edema: Accumulation of excessive fluid in the substance of the brain. The brain is especially susceptible to…
- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Antineoplastic Acting to prevent, inhibit or halt the development of a neoplasm (a tumor). An agent with antineoplastic…
- Subscapularis muscle >The subscapularis muscle; >The supraspinatus muscle, which is responsible for elevating the arm and moving…
- Cyanogen chloride See: Cyanide
- Axillary Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word…
- HCM Abbreviation for hematocrit. The hematocrit is the proportion, by volume, of the blood that consists of red…