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Test, exercise treadmill
A test (sometimes simply called a treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) recording of the heart is made as the patient performs increasing levels of exercise on the treadmill which is tilted…
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Show more- Xanthoma, disseminatum A type of xanthoma characterized by orange-to-brown nodules on the skin or mucus membranes
- Hyperhidrosis, palmoplantar See: Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis
- Cup, optic The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- Frontal lobe The part of each hemisphere of the brain located behind the forehead that serves to regulate and mediate the…
- Phonosurgery Surgical procedures that maintain, restore, or enhance the human voice. Phonosurgery includes…
- Aesculapius That stick with the snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios), the…
- Paediatrics Pediatrics in Great Britain.
- Genome, bee See: Honey bee genome
- Nerve, facial The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Abdominal guarding Tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs within the abdomen from the pain of pressure…
- Wrinkling, retinal See: Macular pucker
- Salabrasion A technique in which salt or a salt solution is used to abrade the skin, for example to remove the pigment…