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Kidney transplant
Replacement of a diseased, damaged, or missing kidney with a donor kidney. Also called a renal transplant. Patients with end-stage renal failure are candidates for transplantation. A successful transplant frees the patient from dialysis…
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Show more- Psychotropic drug Any drug capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. Some legal drugs such as lithium for…
- Neo- (prefix) Prefix meaning new. From the Greek 'neos', new, young, fresh, recent. Examples of terms starting with 'neo-'…
- AChE (acetylcholinesterase) Abbreviation for acetylcholinesterase. See: Acetylcholinesterase
- Naltrexone treatment program Treatment of opiate addicts with naltrexone, a long-acting synthetic opiate antagonist with few side effects…
- Child neglect Child neglect is the most frequently reported form of child abuse (60% of all cases) and the most lethal…
- Vertebra, first cervical The first cervical (neck) vertebra is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the…
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A surgical procedure which may be done for severe obesity. The procedure involves…
- Fireworks injury An injury from a device for producing a striking display by the combustion of explosive or flammable…
- Jaundice, hemolytic Jaundice, hemolytic: Jaundice caused by destruction of red blood cells. This can be an inborn condition…
- Pulmonary valve One of the four valves in the heart, the pulmonary valve stands at the opening from the right ventricle in…
- Hyperthyroid Excess of thyroid hormone resulting from an overactive thyroid gland (or taking too much thyroid hormone)…
- Mycobacteria Plural of mycobacterium