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Advance medical directives
Advance medical directives Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Advance medical directives Advance medical directives: These directives pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a…
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Show more- Intraoperative radiation therapy Radiation treatment given during surgery. Also called IORT. See also radiation therapy
- Burn, third degree A burn in which the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation
- Idiot savant See: Autistic savant. The term 'autistic savant' is preferred to the old term 'idiot savant' as less…
- GM2-gangliosidosis, B variant This disorder known as Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in…
- Family history of colon polyps See: Colon cancer family history
- PAPPA Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
- Technology, recombinant DNA A series of procedures used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is…
- Hospital-acquired infection An infection caught while hospitalized. The medical term for a hospital-acquired infection is 'nosocomial.'…
- Dorian Gray effect Sudden aging, an abrupt change from seeming youthfulness to the reality and ravages of age, as can occur…
- Laryngoscope A flexible, lighted tube used to look at the inside of the larynx (the voice box). The laryngoscope is…
- Fibroma A mass composed of fibrous tissue or connective tissue. Also called a fibroid tumor or fibroid
- Fibrosis, premacular See: Macular pucker