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- Allele [r]: A specific sequence of a gene, and one of a pair in a diploid cell (one per chromosome). [e]
- American College of Physicians [r]: American organization of doctors of internal medicine (internists), and physicians. [e]
- Antidepressant [r]: Mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions. [e]
- Asthma [r]: Disease process that is characterised by paradoxical narrowing of the bronchi, making breathing difficult. [e]
- Carotid endarterectomy [r]: Excision of the thickened, atheromatous tunica intima of a carotid artery. [e]
- Diabetes mellitus [r]: Relative or absolute lack of insulin leading to uncontrolled carbohydrate metabolism. [e]
- Digital object identifier [r]: Unique label for a computer readable object that can be found on the internet, usually used in academic journals. [e]
- Genetic polymorphism [r]: Occurrence of different forms, stages, or types in individual organisms or in organisms of the same species, independent of sexual variations. [e]
- Geriatrics [r]: "the branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility."(National Library of Medicine) [e]
- Incentive spirometry [r]: Therapeutic use of gases or of aerosols by inhalation, designed to help restore or improve respiratory function in patients. [e]
- MELD Score [r]: Numerical scale used to prioritize liver transplant candidates, and predict hepatic mortality. [e]
- Peak expiratory flow rate [r]: Measurement of the maximum amount of expelled air that leaves the lungs on forced exhalation. [e]
- Perioperative care [r]: Interventions to provide care prior to, during, and immediately after surgery. [e]
- Revised Cardiac Risk Index [r]: Clinical prediction rule for use during preoperative care, for prediction major cardiac complications of noncardiac surgery. [e]
- Stent [r]: Slender thread, rod, or catheter inserted into a tubular structure, such as a blood vessel, to provide support during or after anastomosis. [e]
- Warfarin [r]: Rat poison also used as anticoagulant medication to prevent embolism and thrombosis [e]
- Myocardial revascularization [r]: Restoration of an adequate blood supply to cardiac tissue by means of a blood vessel graft, as in aortocoronary bypass. [e]
- Angioplasty [r]: Reconstruction of an artery. [e]
- Coronary artery bypass [r]: Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion. [e]
- Proton pump inhibitor [r]: Drugs used to lower gastrointestinal acidity by blocking acid secretion [e]
- Diagnostic test (medical) [r]: Test performed to aid in the diagnosis or detection of a disordered system; may be one of the many forms of medical diagnostic, diagnostic testing of software or machines, etc. [e]
- Randomized controlled trial [r]: Method used to ensure objectivity when testing medical treatments. [e]