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Fluoroscopy
An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion. Fluoroscopy uses x-ray to produce real-time video images. After the x-rays pass through the patient, instead of using film, they are captured by a device called an…
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- Subluxation Partial dislocation of a joint. A complete dislocation is a luxation
- Nonbacterial prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a walnut-sized…
- Ciguatoxin A seafood toxin that is acquired by eating fish that have consumed toxic single-celled marine organisms…
- Food and Drug Administration The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Public Health Service, which is a part of the Department of Health and…
- Fever, Lassa See: Lassa fever
- Obese Well above ones normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be obese if they are more than…
- Syndrome, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker This condition is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately…
- Prognosis 1. The expected course of a disease.2. The patient's chance of recovery. The prognosis predicts the outcome…
- CNR2 Cannabinoid receptor 2
- Numb Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numbness results from damage…