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to separate, detatch, or remove an organ or tissue, especially by surgical means
ablation
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the main trunk or the arterial system, conveying blood from the heart
aorta
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a topical antiseptic, generic
benzoin
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stretching or expanding the air passages of the lungs or a medicinal agent that produces such results
bronchodilator
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pertaining to a bronchus and the pleura
bronchopleural
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a tubular, flexible instrument [metal or rubber] for either withdrawing fluids or introducing fluids into a body davity or vessel
catheter
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an abnormal passageway [often created by a surgical procedure] usually between two internal organs or leading form an internal organ to the surface of the body, e.g., colostomy
fistula
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one side of the chest
hemithorax
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a small surgical clamp for constricting a blood vessel
hemostat
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persistently high arterial blood pressure
hypertension
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dryness and fishlike scaling of the skin
ichthyosis
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a small space or cavity [pl.loculi]
loculus
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noticeable; to an extreme
marked
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performed through the skin
percutaneous
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the production of adhesions between the parietal and the visceral pleura
pleurodesis
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film produced by radiography, commonly called an x-ray
radiograph
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the subsidence or disappearance of a pathologic condition
resolution
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treatment involving the injection of a sclerosing or hardening solution into vessels or tissues
sclerotherapy
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abbreviation of [L.] statim [immediately]; largely misused, it is meant to convey a life or death emergency
stat
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a less than therapeutic level, usually referring to the blood level of a particular drug or medication
subtherapeutic
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fast heart rate
tachycardia
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a smooth muscle relaxant, used chiefly for its bronchodilator effect
theophylline
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pertaining to the chest
thoracic
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surgical creation of an opening in the thorax [chest wall] for the purpose of drainage
thoracostomy
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surgical incision into the thorax
thoracotomy
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