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arterial embolization
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(ar-TEE-ree-al EM-bo-lih-ZAY-shun): Blocking an artery so that blood cannot flow to the tumor.
Ãâó: www3.mdanderson.org/focus/breast/glossary/DEFS_AB....
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arterial blood gas
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A blood sample drawn from an artery (usually in the wrist) that provides measures of the blood pH (acid balance), partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the concentration of bicarbonate.
Ãâó: www.iacpr.net/services/glossary_terms.php
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arteritis
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a condition in which inflammation of the arteries occurs, usually in relation to a group of illnesses called "collagen vascular diseases". This includes such illnesses as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma.
Ãâó: www.med.nyu.edu/fgpvascular/glossary.html
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arterial
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pertaining to an artery, or a blood vessel which supplies blood, oxygen and other nutrients to the tissues of the body.
Ãâó: www.med.nyu.edu/fgpvascular/glossary.html
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arteriogram
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An x-ray of blood vessels, which can be seen after an injection of a dye that shows up in the x-ray pictures.
Ãâó: arabinfo.org/montogomery/Terms.htm
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