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CVC
Commonly used abbreviation for a Central Venous Catheter, a catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of…
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- Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus: Better known just as 'diabetes' -- a chronic disease associated with abnormally high…
- Aphthous ulcer Aphthous ulcer: A small sensitive painful ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth. Commonly called a canker…
- Transmyocardial laser revascularization A procedure by which a physician uses a laser to make holes in the heart to relieve the pain of severe…
- Achondrogenesis type II A severe inherited disorder of bone growth characterized by a short body and limbs and a lack of bone…
- Locoregional metastasis Metastasis (spread) of a cancer only within the region in which it arose. In contrast to systemic metastasis
- DXA bone scan See: DXA
- Colonic (adjective) Relating to the colon, that part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum. For a…
- Dysentery, amebic Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba…
- Hypochondria 1. Synonym for the disorder officially called hypochondriasis. 2. The plural of hypochondrium, referring to…
- Juxtaposition The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaposition is thus the…
- Undulate To have a wavy border or form. Also, to rise and fall like a wave. For example, the border of a wound may…