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- Plethoric Florid, red-faced.
- Posteroanterior (PA) In anatomy, posteroanterior (PA) means from back-to-front. For example, a PA X-ray of the chest is taken from…
- Hospital-acquired infection An infection caught while hospitalized. The medical term for a hospital-acquired infection is 'nosocomial.'…
- AFIP The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
- Airway The path air follows to get into and out of the lungs. The mouth and nose are the normal entry and exit…
- Surfactant A fluid secreted by the cells of the alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the lungs) that serves to reduce the…
- Ventriculopleural shunt A shunt that drains fluid from a cerebral ventricle into the pleural (chest) cavity. The shunt is designed to…
- Rib, vertebral One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'vertebral' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Perioperative Literally, around (the time of) surgery. More specifically, the period of time extending from when the…
- Endoscopy Endoscopy: Endoscopy is a broad term used to described examining the inside of the body using an lighted…
- Advanced maternal age Usually defined as age 35 or more for the mother at the time of delivery of her baby. Advanced maternal age…