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Tube, endotracheal
A flexible plastic tube that is put in the mouth and then inserted down into the trachea (the airway). The doctor inserts the tube with the help of a laryngoscope. The procedure is called endotracheal intubation. The purpose is to…
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- Jaundice Jaundice: Yellow staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally high blood levels of…
- Perrault syndrome An extraordinary genetic syndrome that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and affects both males…
- XXX syndrome A chromosome condition present in 1 in 1000 females, due to the presence of three X chromosomes rather than…
- Rheumatoid factor Rheumatoid factor: Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a…
- Stricture An abnormal narrowing of a body passage, especially a tube or a canal. The stricture may be due, for example…
- Cognitive therapy A relatively short-term form of psychotherapy based on the concept that the way we think about things affects…
- Immunization, serum hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis B
- Microbicide An agent that kills microbes, minute forms of life (e.g. bacteria, fungi, and protozoal parasites), some…
- Douglas, pouch of >Culdoscopy, the introduction of a viewing tube (endoscope) through the vagina into the cul-de-sac…
- Sclerose en plaques See: Sclerose en plaques
- Caudal An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the…