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Pneumonectomy
An operation to remove an entire lung or part of a lung
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- Dynacin Brand name for minocycline
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- Curette A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word 'curette' comes from the French and means a 'scraper.'…
- Power outage drinking water safety >Boil the water vigorously (water should be bubbling and rolling) for one to 3 minutes. >If you can't boil…
- Cutis anserina Better known as goose bumps, a temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of…
- Respiratory distress syndrome, acute Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Microsomia Too small a body. A child with microsomia has significant undergrowth. The prefix 'micro-' is derived from…
- APC (immunology) Antigen-presenting cell, a cell that can 'present' antigen in a form that T cells can recognize it. Among the…
- Exacerbate To make worse. For example, smoking may exacerbate systemic lupus erythematosus
- Hernia, Velpeau Hernia, Velpeau: A Velpeau hernia is a femoral hernia in front of the femoral blood vessels in the groin. (A…
- Syphilis test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…