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Artery, pulmonary
See: Pulmonary artery
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- Angioedema, hereditary A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born…
- Gastrointestinal tract The tube that extends from the mouth to the anus in which the movement of muscles and release of hormones and…
- Dacryocystorhinostomy The surgical creation of a passage between the lacrimal sac (tear sac) and the nasal cavity to permit the…
- Allergic rhinitis, seasonal Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) which occurs during a specific season
- Electrocoagulation A test that measures the electrical potentials generated in the inner ear in response to stimulation by…
- Piriformis syndrome Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis…
- Food irradiation A food safety technology designed to eliminate disease-causing germs from foods. Treating food with ionizing…
- Rate, erythrocyte sedimentation A sedimentation rate, or 'sed rate', is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation…
- Preop Short for preoperative, before surgery. The opposite of preop is postop
- Herbalism The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may…