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Shunt, Blalock-Taussig
A pioneering heart operation named after the American surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and the pediatric cardiologist Helen B. Taussig (1898-1986). Dr. Taussig designed and Dr. Blalock carried out the first 'blue-baby' operation to treat…
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- Human genome All of the DNA that a person possesses. The human genome is made up of all of the DNA in our chromosomes as…
- Epi- A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle (canthus) of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more…
- Antipsychotic A medication (or another measure) that is believed to be effective in the treatment of psychosis. For…
- Periodic fever Recurrences of fever that last from a few days to a few weeks and are separated by symptom-free intervals of…
- Accessory Additional, extra, supplementary, subsidiary to the main thing. An accessory digestive organ is an organ that…
- Rhythm, sinus The normal regular rhythm of the heart set by the natural pacemaker of the heart called the sinoatrial (or…
- US Department of Agriculture A department of the executive branch of the US government founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln -- he…
- Nulliparous Never having given birth to a child.
- Popcorn worker lung See: Popcorn worker's lung
- Fire supplies kit The intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergot, the consequence of a…
- Incus One of the three tiny bones in the middle ear. Sound impulses coming from the eardrum are conveyed from the…