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Electrolarynx
A battery-operated instrument that makes a humming sound to help people who have lost their larynx to talk
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Show more- MPO Myeloperoxidase
- Esophagus The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus lies between the trachea…
- Shunt, Glenn See: Glenn shunt
- Aspartame A man-made sweetener with almost no calories used in place of sugar. A diet program with aspartame and…
- Stress testing, exercise cardiac The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The…
- Intraoperative radiation therapy Radiation treatment given during surgery. Also called IORT. See also radiation therapy
- Transplant, bone marrow See: Bone marrow transplant
- FXTAS Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome
- DFSP Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
- Enzootic Endemic in animals. An enzootic disease is constantly present in an animal population, but usually only…
- Aniso- Unequal, unlike, or dissimilar. As in anisocoria, anisocytosis, and anisometropia. From the Greek anisos…
- Trial, clinical A trial done to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices by monitoring their…