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- Zoll, Paul M. American cardiologist (1911-1999) and pioneer in the development of the cardiac monitor, pacemaker and…
- Pneumonectomy An operation to remove an entire lung or part of a lung
- Local treatment Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it.
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Asthma, thermally induced Asthma, thermally induced asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced…
- Extremity The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of…
- Asclepius One of the earliest Greek gods to specialize in healing. He was known to the Romans as Aesculapius. Healers…
- Dannie Abse See: Abse, Dannie
- Coitophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers from coitophobia experience…
- Leg, lower The lower leg is the bottom segment of the leg: the part below the knee. The lower leg contains two long…
- Defect, atrial septal (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…