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Epistaxis, treatment of
To stop epistaxis (a nosebleed), you should: 1. Pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your thumb and index finger. 2. Press firmly toward the face - compressing the pinched parts of the nose against the bones of the face…
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- AID (artificial insemination by donor) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- HDR syndrome The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Allergy desensitization Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Cecum The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant…
- Cogan corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Gas chromatography (GC) A type of automated chromatography (a technique used to separate mixtures of substances) in which the mixture…
- Articulation disorder The inability to correctly produce speech sounds (phonemes) because of the imprecise placement, timing…
- TSC2 The tuberous sclerosis 2 gene. The product of the TSC2 gene is a protein called tuberin. This protein…
- Berlin Heart The name of a company in Berlin, Germany and of a ventricular assist device it makes. The device works by…
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome An overgrowth syndrome, whose clinical manifestations typically include macrosomia (large body size)…
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