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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars). Also called aerobic respiration, cell respiration, and oxidative metabolism.
Industry:Health care
A substance used to treat diarrhea (frequent and watery bowel movements).
Industry:Health care
An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm. It gives the heart electrical stimulation when it does not beat normally. It runs on batteries and has long, thin wires that connect it to the heart. Also called cardiac pacemaker and pacemaker.
Industry:Health care
A genetic condition in which tumors form on the nerves of the inner ear and cause loss of hearing and balance. Tumors may also occur in the brain and on nerves in the skull and spinal cord, and may cause loss of speech, eye movement, and the ability to swallow. Also called neurofibromatosis type 2 and NF2.
Industry:Health care
A silicone gel-filled or saline-filled sac placed under the chest muscle to restore breast shape.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and parasites. It is also used in the treatment of some cancers.
Industry:Health care
A substance used to prevent or treat cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex infections that may occur when the body is immunosuppressed. It belongs to the family of drugs called antivirals.
Industry:Health care
A rare disease in which certain cells in the intestine are destroyed by a patient’s immune system. It causes severe, chronic, diarrhea and usually occurs in children.
Industry:Health care
