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Hemorrhagic
Pertaining to bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood. The patient may have an internal hemorrhagic problem that is not be visible or the patient may have an external hemorrhagic problem that is therefore visible on the outside of the body…
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- Genome, Caenorhabditis elegans See: Dog genome.
- IFA Indirect immunofluorescence assay
- Pneumocystis carinii Now called Pneumocystis jiroveci. See: Pneumocystis
- Ascending aorta The ascending aorta is the first section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The ascending aorta…
- End-of-life assistant See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Fever: A viral disease characterized by hemorrhage (bleeding) and fever. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever…
- Tomo- Or tom- before a vowel. A combining form meaning a cut, section, or layer, as might be achieved by cutting or…
- Transverse A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone.
- Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White A condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical system of the heart which normally tells the heart…
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Institute: A medical journal sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National…
- Fourth stage of labor The hour or two after delivery when the tone of the uterus is established and the uterus contracts down again…