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Cardiac tamponade
A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of blood or other fluid inside the pericardial sac around the heart that it interferes with the performance of the heart. If cardiac tamponade is left untreated, the result…
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Show more- Auricular Of or pertaining to the outer ear. Adjective form of auricle. (Not to be confused with avuncular which refers…
- Leg, upper The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Emergency physician A physician focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further…
- Forceps An instrument with two blades and a handle used for handling, grasping, or compressing. Many types of forceps…
- Hormone, thyrotropin A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Reed-Sternberg cell A type of cell that appears in patients with Hodgkin's disease. The number of these cells increases as the…
- Protease An enzyme that can split a protein into peptides (from which the protein was originally created).
- Erb palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder…
- Pancreozymin See: Cholecystokinin
- Fungistatic Capable of inhibiting the growth of fungi
- ATN Acute tubular necrosis
- Surgery, elective Surgery that is subject to choice (election). The choice may be made by the patient or doctor. For example…