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Diastolic
Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The noun for diastolic is diastole. (The final letter in 'diastole' is pronounced as a long 'e' as in 'lee.') The diastolic pressure is…
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- Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
- HAPE Acronym for High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, the accumulation in the lungs of extravascular fluid (fluid…
- Frigidity Failure of a female to respond to sexual stimulus; aversion on the part of a woman to sexual intercourse…
- Bedsore See: Bed sore
- Bartholin's glands A pair of glands between the vulva and the vagina that produce lubrication in response to stimulation. With a…
- Spectral karyotype (SKY) Karyotype(SKY): A visualization of all of the chromosomes in the genome all together with each chromosome…
- Macrophagic myofasciitis A muscle disease first identified in 1993, macrophagic myofasciitis is named for the findings seen in tissue…
- Tongue base See: Base of tongue
- Caesarian section, lower segment A Caesarian section in which the surgical incision is made in the lower segment of the uterus. Abbreviated…
- Disorder, specific developmental A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- Anesthesia awareness The situation that occurs when a patient under general anesthesia becomes aware of some or all events during…