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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
One of two small bands of muscle within the larynx that vibrates to produce the voice.
Industry:Health care
Cartilage cell. Chondrocytes make the structural components of cartilage.
Industry:Health care
A treatment for severe depression and certain mental disorders. A brief seizure is induced by giving electrical stimulation to the brain through electrodes placed on the scalp. Also called ECT and electroshock therapy.
Industry:Health care
เกี่ยวข้อง กับคอ หรือคอของอวัยวะหรือโครงสร้างใด ๆ โหนน้ำเหลืองปากมดลูกอยู่ในคอ มะเร็งปากมดลูกหมายถึงมะเร็งของปากมดลูกมดลูก ที่ต่ำ แคบท้าย ("คอ") ของมดลูก
Industry:Health care
A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness. Also called hypertension.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman’s ovary and combined with sperm outside the body to form embryos. The embryos are grown in the laboratory for several days and then either placed in a woman’s uterus or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which breast tissue is inflamed. It is usually caused by an infection and is most often seen in nursing mothers.
Industry:Health care
The active ingredient in a drug used to treat infections caused by fungi (a type of microorganism). Nystatin is made by certain strains of bacteria and kills fungi by binding to their membranes. It is a type of antifungal agent.
Industry:Health care
Having to do with osmosis (the passage of a liquid through a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one). This causes the more concentrated solution to become diluted, and makes the concentrations in both solutions more equal. Osmotic also refers to a type of laxative that increases the amount of water in the large intestine, which softens the stool to help it pass more easily.
Industry:Health care
