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Heart transplant
Heart transplant: A surgical procedure in which a diseased heart is replaced with a healthy heart from a deceased person. The world's first heart transplant was done on December 3, 1967 by South African surgeon Christiaan Bernard…
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Show more- Xerophthalmia Dry eyes. Xerophthalmia can be associated with systemic diseases such as Sjogren' s syndrome, systemic lupus…
- Enterovirus A virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract and thrives there, often moving on to attack…
- Involution 1. Literally, a turning inward or rolling inward.2. A decrease in size, usually after an increase. The uterus…
- Giardia A genus of protozoa that infect the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, including humans. Giardia have a…
- Coffin-Lowry syndrome An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic…
- Euphoria Elevated mood. Euphoria is a desirable and natural occurrence when it results from happy or exciting events…
- Glutamic acid An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A nonessential amino acid, glutamic acid is present…
- Dementia, hereditary multi-infarct See CADASIL
- Naturalistic study A type of study in which the researcher very carefully observes and records some behavior or phenomenon…
- Congenital brevicollis See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Aseptic necrosis Aseptic necrosis: Condition in which poor blood supply to an area of bone leads to bone death. Also called…
- Zidovudine triphosphate The active form of zidovudine which is also known as AZT. See: AZT