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Ventricular assist device, a mechanical pump that takes over the function of the damaged ventricle of the heart and restores normal blood flow. Left ventricular assist devices were developed for patients with heart disease from which they…
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Show more- Phlebotomus fever See: Sandfly fever
- MCTD Abbreviation standing for Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, an overlapping mixture of three diseases of…
- Filariasis See Lymphatic filariasis
- Popcorn worker lung See: Popcorn worker's lung
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show
- Menetrier's disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Speech disorder A disorder affecting the ability to produce normal speech. Speech disorders may affect articulation (phonetic…
- Invest In medicine, this has nothing to do with the stock market. It means to envelop, cover, or embed.
- Viral particle See: Virion
- Vascular Relating to the blood vessels of the body. The blood vessels of the body, as a group, are referred to as the…
- Bromobenzylcyanide A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Process In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower…