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Heart rhythm disorders
Heart rhythm disorders: Abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat due to irregularities in transmission of the electrical signals that normally control heart rate and rhythm. Also known as arrhythmias. With an arrhythmia, the heartbeats may be…
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Show more- Enterostomy A surgical operation that opens the small intestine and brings it through the abdominal wall to create a new…
- HTLV-I Human T-lymphotropic virus type I, often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II…
- Vascular bed The vascular system, or a part thereof: for example, the pulmonary vascular bed describes the blood vessels…
- Granulocytopenia A marked decrease in the number of granulocytes. Granulocytes are a type of white blood cell filled with…
- Homosexuality Sexuality directed toward someone of the same sex
- Gnashing Grinding the teeth. More formally called 'bruxism.' Gnashing, or bruxism, is due to clenching of the teeth…
- Vulva The female external genital organs including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, tiny glands called…
- Regurgitation, mitral See: Mitral regurgitation
- Orthodontic treatment (dental braces) Dental braces: The use of devices to move teeth or adjust underlying bone. The ideal age for starting…
- Corpus luteum cyst This type of functional ovarian cyst occurs after an egg has been released from a follicle. After this…
- Nucleocaspid The genome plus the protein coat of a viral. The genome is nucleic acid. The protein coat is the capsid. The…
- Cripple 1. A person who is lame or disabled. 2. To maim or disable a person. The word 'cripple' is a medically…