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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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electronic medical record

Health care; Health care regulations

A digital version/record of health-related information on an individual that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff within one health care organization.

abdominal cavity

Medical; Medicine

cavity of the body, below the chest, containing abdominal viscera and surrounded by the peritoneum

abdominal hysterectomy

Medical; Medicine

removal through abdominal wall . 2 excision of the uterus through an incision in the abdominal wall

abdominal ultrasonography

Medical; Medicine

sound waves are beamed into the abdomen and a record is made of the echoes as they bounce off the abdominal viscera

abduct

Medical; Medicine

to draw away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts

acanthion

Medical; Medicine

tip of anterior nasal spine

abcission

Medical; Medicine

the removal of a part by excision

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