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Blood clotting in the veins of the inner thigh or leg. In air travel, DVT is the "economy-class syndrome." Even in young, health travelers the long stretches immobilized in cramped seats in cabins with very low humidity set the stage for…
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Show more- Pediculicide An agent that destroys lice. From pediculus, lice + -cide, killer or killing
- Gland, salivary One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid…
- Wilson disease Women. A late 20th century creation. A feminist spelling to avoid the suffix men.
- Hypocarbia Less than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood. The opposite of hypercarbia
- Autosomal Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; relating to any one of the chromosomes save the sex…
- Inflammation A basic way in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury, the key feature being redness…
- Myocarditis, viral Inflammation of the muscles in the walls of the heart due to a viral infection. Among the offenders are dozen…
- Alveolar Pertaining to the alveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lungs. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes…
- Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise…
- Nystagmus Rapid rhythmic repetitious involuntary (unwilled) eye movements. Nystagmus can be horizontal, vertical or…
- Radionuclide stress test A procedure that involves injecting a radioactive isotope, typically thallium or cardiolyte, into the…
- Cardiac conduction system The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and…