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Transplant, lung
The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
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- Corticotropin-releasing hormone A hormone made by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary…
- Rotator cuff Rotator cuff: A group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Each of the four tendons hooks up to…
- PCA Commonly used abbreviation for patient-controlled analgesia. Analgesia simply means relief of pain. PCA is a…
- Seizure, jackknife See: Infantile spasms
- EOG Electro-oculography. A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing
- Viral encephalitis Inflammation of the brain as a result of virus infection. There are many viruses that cause viral encephalitis
- Alien hand syndrome Syndrome: The feeling that one's hand is possessed by a force outside of ones control. The syndrome typically…