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Chest X-ray
Chest X-ray: Commonly used to detect abnormalities in the lungs, but can also detect abnormalities in the heart, aorta, and the bones of the thoracic area. Metallic objects, such as jewelry are removed from the chest and neck areas for a…
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Show more- Noisome Offensive to the senses and especially disgusting, offensive, or harmful to the sense of smell. For example…
- Catabolism The energy-burning aspect of metabolism
- Swallowing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Temporal lobe epilepsy See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
- Calcific bursitis Calcific bursitis: A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the…
- Testosterone A 'male hormone' -- a sex hormone produced by the testes that encourages the development of male sexual…
- Ovariectomy The removal of one or both ovaries. Also called an oophorectomy
- Paresis, general A part of late ('tertiary') syphilis a decade or more after the initial infection, due to chronic…
- Hyper-IgD syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…
- Nitric oxide >It acts as a vasodilator (blood vessel relaxant). >It therefore controls blood flow to tissues. >It…
- AOM Acute otitis media, a middle ear infection of abrupt onset
- Adenomyomata Plural form of adenomyoma