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Pneumonectomy
An operation to remove an entire lung or part of a lung
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- Blue baby operation A surgical procedure for a baby who is cyanotic (blue) due to a heart malformation that prevents blood from…
- Dislocation of the radial head See: Nursemaid's elbow
- IL-2 Interleukin-2
- Pulmonary function test A test designed to measure how well the lungs are working. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) gauge how the…
- Totipotent Having unlimited capability. A totipotent cell has the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development…
- DT Diphtheria-Tetanus vaccine.