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Pulmonary trunk
A vessel that arises from the right ventricle of the heart, extends upward, and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries that convey unaerated blood to the lungs. When the right ventricle contacts, the blood inside it is put…
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- Crutch A wooden or metal vertical prop that helps support a disabled person while he or she is walking. Crutches…
- Snake 1. A long limbless scaly reptile, some being poisonous. 2. The symbol of rejuvenation and healing in many…
- Glioma A brain tumor that begin in a glial, or supportive, cell, in the brain or spinal cord. Malignant gliomas are…
- Agonist maintenance treatment See: Methadone treatment program
- Polyploid Three or more full sets of chromosomes. A polyploid brain tumor cell might for example have 69 or 92…
- Iatrics Due to the action of a physician or a therapy the doctor prescibed. An iatrogenic disease may be…
- Sociophobia Fear of social gatherings, fear of socializing, fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely…