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An application of diagnostic ultrasound used to detect moving blood cells or other moving structures and measure their direction and speed of movement. The Doppler effect is used to evaluate movement by measuring changes in frequency of the echoes reflected from...
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An accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities (swelling). Edema means swelling by an excessive amount of watery fluid accumulated in the intercellular spaces, most commonly present in subcutaneous tissue. It usually...
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ELISA stands for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. It is a commonly used laboratory method to detect antibodies in the blood as a result of being exposed to viruses or other infectious substances.
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A plug, composed of a detached blood clot, mass of bacteria, or other foreign body, blocking a vessel. A thrombus that travels from the blood vessel or heart to another location in the body is called an embolus. The disorder is called an embolism. For example, an...
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Vomiting. Vomiting, stomach upset, or Nausea is a complex, coordinated reaction orchestrated by the brain responding to signals coming from the mouth, stomach, intestines, bloodstream, balacing systems in the ear (motion sickness), or due to unsettling sights, smells...
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Confined to a specific, localized area and surrounded by a thin layer of tissue. Refers to a tumor that is wholly confined to a specific area, surrounded by a capsule. Localized.
