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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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- Whiplash injury Hyperextension (over-extension) injury to the neck, often the result of being struck from behind, as by a…
- Placenta, supernumerary A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Ochronosis 1. Deposition of dark pigment in connective tissues, usually due to alkaptonuria or exposure to chemicals…
- Eruption, bather's An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Disease, hemolytic, of the newborn Abnormal breakup of red blood cells in the fetus or newborn.
- Study, diachronic See: Study, longitudinal
- Uterine lining The inner layer of the uterus (womb); the cells that line the womb; anatomically termed the endometrium. This…
- Spindle neuron A large neuron tapered at both ends that is only found in humans and great apes and so is thought to be a…
- Vitamin D3 A vitamin produced by the body when exposed to ultraviolet light or obtained from dietary sources. Vitamin D3…
- Bulimia nervosa See Bulimia
- Coke Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain…