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1. Transient global amnesia.2. Transposition of the great arteries
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- Acupressure The application of pressure on specific points on the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea…
- Nuchal translucency test A measurement of the size of the translucent space behind the neck of the fetus using ultrasound at between…
- Fungiform papilla The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum…
- Medulloblastoma A type of brain tumor that tends to occur in children, arise in the cerebellum (in the lower part of the…
- Vaccine, live polio See: Polio vaccine, oral
- UNESCO Acronym for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- Johnny A hospital gown. A johnny is a short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined…
- Thyroidectomy The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. NTER> Subtotal thyroidectomy, the more commonly…
- Colitis, pseudomembranous Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon due usually to the clostridium difficile (C.difficile)…