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Positive end-expiratory pressure
The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere. The device is basically designed for administering artificial respiration…
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- Injury, hangman (Hangman's fracture) Injury to one of the two crescent-shaped cartilage pads between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh…
- Immunosuppressant An agent that can suppress or prevent the immune response. Immunosuppressants are used to prevent rejection…
- Chicken pox See: Chickenpox
- Linkage analysis Study aimed at establishing linkage between genes. Today linkage analysis serves as a way of gene-hunting and…
- Twilight sleep Sleep: A term applied to the combination of analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia (loss of memory) produced by…
- Discordance 1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in only one member of a couple. 2. In genetics, the…
- Beta particle An electron ejected from the nucleus of a decaying atom. Although beta particles can be stopped by a thin…
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) A hysterosalpingogram imaging test that is used to examine the cavity of the uterus and Fallopian tubes. In a…
- Aase-Smith syndrome I A syndrome of congenital malformations (birth defects) characterized by hydrocephalus, cleft palate, and…
- Lactic acidosis Acidosis (too much acid in the body) due to the buildup of lactic acid in the body. Lactic acidois occurs…