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Transmyocardial laser revascularization
A procedure by which a physician uses a laser to make holes in the heart to relieve the pain of severe angina. Transmyocardial laser revascularization has been done from both the outside and inside of the heart. When done from the outside…
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- MEF2A A transcription factor that participates in vascular development. MEF2A is a member of the myocyte enhancer…
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- Amelanotic Without melanin. A skin lesion that is amelanotic lacks the pigment melanin and therefore is essentially…
- Presbycusis Age-related hearing loss with gradually progressive inability to hear, especially high frequency sounds…
- Solitude, fear of An abnormal and persistent fear of solitude, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety…