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Oxygenation
The addition of oxygen to any system, including the human body. Oxygenation may also refer to the process of treating a patient with oxygen, or of combining a medication or other substance with oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygenation is an…
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Show more- Palmar Pertaining to the palm (the grasping side) of the hand. The ancient Romans used the word 'palma' for the…
- Disease, Refsum See Refsum disease
- Amylo- (Amyl- before a vowel.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Listeria A group of bacteria capable of causing miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), stillbirth and premature birth and…
- Managed care Any system that manages healthcare delivery with the aim of controlling costs. Managed care systems typically…
- Meatus, female urethral The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Abstinence, periodic Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- USFDA The United States Food and Drug Administration (best known as the FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Public…
- Congenital neutropenia, severe (SCN) Neutropenia, severe (SCN): Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell…
- Nail care Care of the fingernails and toenails. Many nail problems are due to poor nail care. Recommendations for…
- Chromosome A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized…
- Failure, autonomic See: Autonomic failure