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Interventional radiologist
A radiologist who uses image guidance methods to gain access to vessels and organs. Interventional radiologists can treat certain conditions through the skin (percutaneously) that might otherwise require surgery. The technology includes…
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Show more- Acceptable daily intake Estimate of the amount of a substance in food or drinking water, expressed on a body mass basis (usually…
- Reading retardation Reading retardation means impaired ability to read. Reading retardation is an impairment that may, for…
- ARM Abbreviation of age-related maculopathy, any pathologic condition of the macula, the small spot in the retina…
- Tuberculosis, active The presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection with a positive chest X-ray. Treatment of active…
- Behavior center, moral An area of the brain in what is known as the prefrontal cortex. Children who suffer damage before 16 months…
- Pancreatitis Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are…
- Metagene A pattern of gene expression. Not an actual gene. 'We identified aggregate patterns of gene expression…
- Tapeworm, African See Taenia saginata.
- Mutagen Something capable of causing a gene-change. Among the known mutagens are radiation, certain chemicals and…
- Immunization, MMR The standard vaccine given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is now…
- Gastroentenologist A common misspelling of gastroenterologist
- Midwife assistant A person who assists a midwife with prenatal care, childbirth education, delivery, and post-natal care. Also…