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Respiratory rate
The number of breaths per minute or, more formally, the number of movements indicative of inspiration and expiration per unit time. In practice, the respiratory rate is usually determined by counting the number of times the chest rises or…
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Show more- Genetic testing Tests done for clinical genetic purposes. Genetic tests may be done for diverse purposes pertaining to…
- Ciliary body melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
- Lead poisoning Lead poisoning: An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally…
- Acellular Not made up of cells or divided into cells. Or lacking intact cells as, for example, an acellular vaccine…
- Aristolochic acid A chemical found in nature in the plant Aristolochia fangchi. Aristolochic acid is contained in a number of…
- Restless legs See: Restless leg syndrome
- 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…
- Medication, generic Drugs that act as blood vessel dilator (vasodilators) and open vessels by relaxing their muscular walls). For…
- Ileostomy An opening into the ileum, part of the small intestine, from the outside of the body. An ileostomy provides a…
- Antonomasy See: Antonomasia
- Leg pain with cramping An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs…
- Osteotomy, block Surgical removal a section of bone