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Embolus
Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it. Examples of emboli are a detached blood clot, a clump of bacteria, and foreign material such as air. A pulmonary embolus is a blood clot that has been…
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Show more- Skin biopsy Skin biopsy: Removal of a piece of skin for the purpose of further examination in the laboratory using a…
- Ft. Abbreviation for foot, a measure of length. For example, 6 ft. is 1.83 meters
- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Bipolar disease Manic-depressive disease. See: Bipolar disorder
- BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Amblyopia Amblyopia: Partial or complete loss of vision in one eye caused by conditions that affect the normal…
- Biological chemistry Another name for biochemistry -- the study of the chemistry of living cells, tissues, organs and organisms…
- Arimidex Brand name for anastrozole, an oral antiestrogen. Arimidex inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal…
- Ointment A medication preparation that is applied topically (onto the skin). An ointment has an oil base whereas a…
- David-Stickler syndrome See: Stickler syndrome