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Catheter
A thin, flexible tube. For example, a catheter placed in a vein provides a pathway for giving drugs, nutrients, fluids, or blood products. Samples of blood can also be withdrawn through the catheter. The catheter was created by the Greeks…
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Show more- Tibial muscular dystrophy See: Muscular dystrophy, tibial
- Cryoprobe A surgical probe, a long slender pointed surgical instrument, used to apply extreme cold to tissues. From…
- Scrofula An old term for tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck. Also known as the King's evil
- DPC4 See: MADH4
- ALS2 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2
- Marker, blood A sign of a disease or condition that can be isolated from a blood sample. For example, the monoclonal…
- Taenia asiatica Taenia solium.
- Seat belt A belt used to hold an individual in their seat. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for…
- TXA2 Thromboxane A2, the active form of thromboxane
- Intercostal muscle Muscle tissue between two ribs. This muscle is a type called skeletal muscle
- Anticipation A remarkable phenomenon in which a genetic disease appears earlier appearance and with increased from with…
- Liposuction, tumescent The surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen…