-centesis removal of fluid/aspiration -graft organ/tissue used for transplantation to replace Lesson-5-examples Myasthenia肌无力 Osteomalacia骨软化 Diplococcus双球菌 Xenograft异种移植 Arthrocentesis关节穿刺术 Gastrorrhaphy胃缝合术 lesson-6-Anatomical term 1 head and neck anatomy Cephal(o)- head Facio-...
In addition to surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, other palliative measures can provide symptomatic relief. Dilatation of the narrowed portion of the esophagus with soft tubes can provide short-term relief of dysphagia. Placement of a flexible, self-expanding stent within the narrowed portion is ...
Medical Error: What the Public Should Know “For all of its strengths‚ our health care system still is plagued by avoidable errors.” -President Bill Clinton The issue of medical error is recognized as a very serious U.S. healthcare concern in terms of avoidable patient death and injury...
Drug slang A street term for a carrier of illicit drugs. See Body packer syndrome. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster...
“It could possibly raise a reasonable doubt about cause of death," he said. However, Sampsell-Jones said the legal standard for establishing causation is quite low. The state has to show only that Chauvin’s conduct was a substantial contributing cause. ...
Long-term (>1 year) medical responders had better hemodynamics at entry. Patients who died suddenly had similar clinical and hemodynamic data at entry than patients who needed an early transplant, but were in a comparable NYHA stage before death than long-term medical responders (2.15 ± ...
MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. This term represents a(n): a. combining form b. acronym c. prefix d. suffix e. abbreviation 4. D.S. needed plastic surgery on her nose to repair the post fracture deformity. This procedure is called a(n): a. septoscope b. rhinoplasty c. ...
aIn ancient Greek, the term euthanatos meant “easy death” Today euthanasia(安乐死) generally refers to mercy killing,the voluntary(自愿) ending of the life of someone who is terminally ill. Like abortion, euthanasia has become a legal, medical, and moral issue over which opinion is divided....
Learning how to manage stress has the short-term benefits of giving people some sense of control in their lives, providing them with positive coping strategies, and making them more relaxed and healthier. The long-term benefits can be a stronger immune system, proper hormonal balance, and reduce...
It is possible that once diagnosed as cancer, medical expenses do not return to the level before diagnosis. Further research will be needed to understand the magnitude and change of the medical expenses among cancer patients with long term follow up data. 展开 ...