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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- Rejection In transplantation biology, the refusal by the body to accept transplanted cells, tissues or organs. For…
- Pregnancy, alcohol in The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus and causing fetal…
- Serendipity An accidental and fortunate discovery. Not all good medical research by any means is done by design. Some is…
- Antifungal drug A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Olive In neuroanatomy, a rounded oval prominence on the surface of the medulla oblongata in the brain. There are…
- Paternal 1. Pertaining to the father as, for example, a paternal age effect.2. Related through the father as, for…
- Tomograph The apparatus for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or section through a…
- Memory, long-term A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Disease-free survival See: Multiple sclerosis.
- Mean cell hemoglobin Hemoglobin: The average amount of hemoglobin in the average red cell. The mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) is a…
- Lancet device See: Lancing device
- Multiple daily injections Abbreviated MDI. Several shots every day as of insulin to provide tight control of blood sugar