PPA |
palpation, percussion, auscultation; pepsin A; phenylpropanolamine; phenylpyruvic acid; Pittsburgh p... |
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RBA |
relative binding affinity; rescue breathing apparatus; right basilar artery; right brachial artery; ... |
RCA |
red cell agglutination; relative chemotactic activity; renal cell carcinoma; right carotid artery; r... |
SCA |
self-care agency; severe congenital anomaly; sickle-cell anemia; single-camera autostereoscopic [ima... |
SOA-MCA |
superficial occipital artery to middle cerebral artery |
calcarine branch of medial occipital artery |
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callosomarginal artery |
capsular branches of renal artery |
radial artery |
vaginal artery |
radial collateral artery |
radial index artery |
radialis indicis artery |
radial recurrent artery |
ganglionic branch of internal carotid artery |
palmar carpal branch of radial artery |
palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery |
palmar interosseous artery |
palmar metacarpal artery |
gastroduodenal artery |
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artery
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one of the two types of "pipes" through which blood flows around the body. Arteries are those through which blood (carrying oxygen picked up in the lungs) supplies oxygen to muscles and other tissues. (Veins return the blood to the heart.)
ó: www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/~hps/fact_glos.shtml
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artery
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A pipeline (blood vessel) carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. When diseased, the organ supplied may become damaged due to lack of oxygen and nutrients. (See ischemia)
ó: www.brighamandwomens.org/vasculardiagnosticlab/ter...
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artery
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A main blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body
ó: www.berwickheartsupport.co.uk/html/glossary.html
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artery
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a blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.
ó: www.nyp.org/health/cd_rom_content/adult/cardiac/gl...
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