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Remote telesurgery
Surgical procedures carried out at a great distance thanks to advances in robotic and computer technology and their applications to surgery. The first demonstration of trans-Atlantic telesurgery was reported in 2001 when surgeons in New…
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Show more- Thigh bone The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term you care to use -- thigh bone or femur, it is…
- Discharge 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina.2. The passing of an action…
- Cardiac arrest A medical emergency with absent or inadequate contraction of the left ventricle of the heart that immediately…
- Late infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy See: Hallervorden-Spatz disease
- Psoas Muscles of the lower back (the loin). There are two psoas muscles on each side of the back. The larger of the…
- Kiddie-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Mycobacterium chelonae A type of bacteria related to that which causes tuberculosis and which is commonly found in soil and…
- Pineal gland A small gland located deep within in the brain. It is believed to secrete melatonin, and may therefore be…
- Chromosome, dicentric A chromosome in the stage of the cell cycle (the sequence of events in the life of a cell) when a chromosome…
- Reactant, acute-phase See: Acute-phase protein
- Cranial nerve, fifth The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Genes The basic biological units of heredity. Segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a…