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Catheter
A thin, flexible tube. For example, a catheter placed in a vein provides a pathway for giving drugs, nutrients, fluids, or blood products. Samples of blood can also be withdrawn through the catheter. The catheter was created by the Greeks…
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- Nipah virus A virus that infects pigs and people in whom it causes a sometimes fatal form of viral encephalitis (brain…
- Bacteriology The science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture…
- Typhus, scrub A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Left heart hypoplasia syndrome A form of congenital heart disease in which the whole left half of the heart (including the aorta, aortic…
- Nephritis Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis can be acute or chronic. Acute nephritis is most commonly caused by…
- Category four hurricane A hurricane with winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt or 210-249 km/hr). Storm surge generally 13-18 ft above…
- Hyperventilation Overbreathing. This can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, weakness, shortness of breath, a sense of…
- In situ In the normal location. An 'in situ' tumor is one that is confined to its site of origin and has not invaded…
- Occupational therapist A licensed health professional who is trained to evaluate patients with joint conditions, such as arthritis…