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Counterpulsation
A technique that synchronizes the external pumping of blood with the heart's cycle to assist the circulation and decreasing the work of the heart. Counterpulsation pumps when the heart is resting to increase blood flow and oxygen to the…
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Show more- Gene pool The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time
- Vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional (BPPV) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Psoas Muscles of the lower back (the loin). There are two psoas muscles on each side of the back. The larger of the…
- Chromosome 3 One of the largest human chromosomes, comprising approximately 6.5% of the human genome. Chromosome 3 has…
- UBT Urea breath test
- Rib, cervical A extra rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is located above the normal first rib. A…
- Syndrome, superior vena cava The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood down to the heart. The…
- Regurgitation A backward flowing. For example, of food. Or the sloshing of blood back into the heart (or between chambers…
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Smell disorder See: Olfactory disorder
- Esophagectomy An operation to remove a portion of the esophagus
- Bilharziasis A parasite infection by a trematode worm acquired from infested water. Also known as schistosomiasis. Species…