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Vesicate
A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant.
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- Ear infection, middle (acute) Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Petechiae Pinpoint flat round red spots under the skin surface caused by intradermal hemorrhage (bleeding into the…
- Corporeal Pertaining to the body of an organ or the entire body. The term also serves as a suffix, as in intracorporeal…
- Factor V Leiden A genetic disorder of blood coagulation (clotting) that carries an increased risk of venous thromboembolism…
- Shunt 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that…
- QALY Quality adjusted life year, a year of life adjusted for its quality or its value. A year in perfect health is…
- Piercing Using a sharp instrument, usually a needle, to make a temporary or permanent hole through an earlobe or other…
- Thyroidectomy The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. NTER> Subtotal thyroidectomy, the more commonly…
- Insertion Chromosome abnormality due to insertion of a segment from one chromosome into another chromosome.