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Pulmonary medicine
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs. Pulmonary medicine deals with many diseases and conditions, including: ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)…
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- Waardenburg, Petrus Johannes See: Stickler syndrome.
- Probe (1) In surgery, a probe is a slender flexible rod with a blunt end used to explore, for example, an opening…
- HTLV Human T-lymphotropic virus
- Radical neck dissection A surgical procedure involving the removal of a tumor from the neck with an additional margin of normal…
- Environment The sum of the total of the elements, factors and conditions in the surroundings which may have an impact on…
- Transporter gene The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Gua sha See: Gua-sha
- Kveim test A skin test for detecting sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown origin that causes inflammation of body tissues…
- Prothrombin mutation G20210A A common genetic risk factor for thrombosis (clots) including deep venous thrombosis (DVT). This mutation in…
- Lymphatics Small thin channels similar to blood vessels that do not carry blood, but collect and carry tissue fluid…
- Thymus and parathyroids, hypoplasia of See: DiGeorge syndrome