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Cardioversion
The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a normal one. This conversion can be accomplished by pharmacologic means using medications or by electrical cardioversion using a…
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- Disease, Hirschsprung A congenital abnormality (birth defect) of the bowel in which there is absence of the ganglia (nerves) in the…
- Carbolic acid A synonym of phenol. In dilute solution, an antimicrobial agent. First used to clean wounds and dress them by…
- Suicide Suicide: The act of causing ones own death. Suicide may be positive or negative and it may be direct or…
- Test, allergy skin Allergy skin: Test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is triggering the…
- Acral-lentiginous melanoma See: Melanoma, acral-lentiginous
- Syndrome, Launois-Bensaude A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Booster shot An additional dose of a vaccine needed periodically to 'boost' the immune system. For example, a booster shot…
- Agnosia The inability to recognize and identify objects or persons despite having knowledge of the characteristics of…
- Pleurae Pleural of pleura (the thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs)
- Disseminated vaccinia See Progressive vaccinia