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DASH diet
An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH 'combination diet' has been shown to decrease the blood pressure and so helps prevent and control high blood…
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Show more- Mean cell volume A standard part of the complete blood count, the mean cell volume (MCV) is the average volume of a red blood…
- Bacteriaphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of germs. Sufferers from bacteriaphobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Prophase chromosome A chromosome at the prophase stage in the cell cycle, before metaphase (when a chromosome is most highly…
- Compression, biliary See: Biliary compression
- Virus, respiratory syncytial A virus that can grow in the cells of a species foreign to the normal host species, a species different from…
- Periodic abstinence Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Insulin-dependent diabetes See Diabetes, type 1
- Seizure, salaam See: Infantile spasms
- Aromasin Brand name of exemestane, an oral antiestrogen. Aromasin inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…
- Zoll, Paul M. American cardiologist (1911-1999) and pioneer in the development of the cardiac monitor, pacemaker and…
- Thyroiditis Thyroiditis: Inflammation of the thyroid gland which is located in front of the neck: NTER> The inflamed…
- Preop Short for preoperative, before surgery. The opposite of preop is postop