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Exercise, aerobic
Brisk physical activity requiring the heart and lungs to work harder to meet the body's increased oxygen demand. Aerobic exercise promotes the circulation of oxygen through the blood. Examples of aerobic exercise include running, swimming…
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Show more- Leech 1. An aquatic parasite that sucks blood from animals. Leeches play a role in medicine today. See: Leech…
- Vomitus Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, due to the act of…
- Clinodactyly Curving of the fifth finger (the little finger) toward the fourth finger (the ring finger). Sometimes called…
- Registry, tumor See: Tumor registry. And, for more information, see: Cancer registry
- Colitis, Crohn's Crohn's disease affecting only the large intestine (colon). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory…
- Anatomical position The position with the body erect with the arms at the sides and the palms forward. The anatomical position is…
- Foreskin, tight See Phimosis
- Dobelle, William H. (1941-2004) Pioneer designer of an experimental system of artificial vision for the blind involving the…
- Cure 1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to…
- Fibrillation, ventricular An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby there are very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the…
- Specificity, analytic See: Analytic specificity
- Aminotransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group from a donor molecule to a recipient molecule. The…