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- Hearing aid An instrument to help in hearing. There are four common styles of hearing aids. From largest to smallest…
- Fainting (syncope) Fainting (syncope): Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and…
- IVF In vitro fertilization, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri…
- Palm The grasping side of the hand; the flexor surface of the hand. In contrast to the back of the hand, the…
- Chronic renal failure Slow progressive loss of kidney function over the span of years, resulting in permanent kidney failure…
- Tube, NG An NG (nasogastric) tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into…
- Evacuation supplies kit Endovascular aneurysm repair. A procedure to repair an aneurysm of the aorta. In EVAR a stent is placed in…
- Bone marrow aspiration The removal of a small amount of bone marrow (usually from the hip) through a needle. The needle is placed…
- Erythrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of erythrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Endoscopic gastrostomy, percutaneous (PEG) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…