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The Assistive Technology Industry Association ( ATIA ) is a not-for-profit membership organization of manufacturers, sellers and providers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services, for people with disabilities. ATIA represents the interests of its members to business, government, education, and the many ag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_Technology_Industry_Association |
The Association for Inherited Cardiac Conditions is the UK national professional body for experts in genetics and cardiology dealing with inherited diseases of the heart . [ 1 ] These include heart muscle diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , dilated cardiomyopathy , noncompaction cardiomyopathy , and arrhythm... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Inherited_Cardiac_Conditions |
The Association for Molecular Pathology (abbreviated AMP ) is a professional association of individuals serving patients through molecular diagnostics testing. Founded in 1995, the Association has more than 3,100 members in over 50 countries. [ 1 ]
Molecular diagnostics is one of the fastest growing fields of health c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Molecular_Pathology |
The Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry , or AAPP , is an organization of psychiatrists and philosophers who share an interest in the interface of their two fields. It publishes a quarterly journal and holds annual meetings in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Asso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Philosophy_and_Psychiatry |
The Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse ( ATSA ) is an international, multi-disciplinary, non-profit organization with a stated goal of making society safer by preventing sexual abuse. ATSA promotes sound research, evidence-based practice, informed public policy, and collaborative community str... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Treatment_and_Prevention_of_Sexual_Abuse |
The Association of British Neurologists is a professional organisation founded in 1932 and expanded to include overseas membership in 1937. [ 1 ] The Association produces guidelines for the treatment of neurological conditions . [ 2 ]
At 31 December 2014 there were 740 ordinary members, 204 senior members, 24 honorary... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_British_Neurologists |
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) represents more than 41,000 registered nurses in the United States [ 2 ] and abroad who facilitate the management, teaching, and practice of perioperative nursing , or who are enrolled in nursing education or engaged in perioperative research. Its members also i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_periOperative_Registered_Nurses |
Astasis is a lack of motor coordination marked by an inability to stand, walk or even sit without assistance due to disruption of muscle coordination.
The term astasia is interchangeable with astasis and is most commonly referred to as astasia in the literature describing it. Astasis is the inability to stand or sit u... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astasis |
An asteroid body is a microscopic finding seen within the giant cells of granulomas in diseases such as sarcoidosis and foreign-body giant cell reactions. [ 1 ]
There is controversy about their composition. Traditionally, they were thought to be cytoskeletal elements and to consist primarily of vimentin . [ 2 ] Howeve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_body |
Asthmador was a nonprescription treatment for the relief of bronchial asthma made by the R. Schiffmann Company.
It consisted of a mixture of belladonna , stramonium and potassium perchlorate , [ 1 ] and was a fine powder intended to be burned and the smoke inhaled. The primary alkaloid present in the mixture was hyosc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthmador |
Astrogliosis (also known as astrocytosis or referred to as reactive astrogliosis ) is an abnormal increase in the number of astrocytes due to the destruction of nearby neurons from central nervous system (CNS) trauma , infection , ischemia , stroke , autoimmune responses or neurodegenerative disease . In healthy neural... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrogliosis |
In Greek mythology , Astydamia ( / ə ˌ s t ɪ d ə ˈ m iː ə / ; Ancient Greek : Ἀστυδάμεια , romanized : Astudámeia , lit. 'tamer of the city'), also called Hippolyta and sometimes simply identified as Cretheis in a patronymic manner ( Κρηθηίς , meaning “the daughter of Cretheus”), is a princess and then queen of the anc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astydamia_(wife_of_Acastus) |
Asylum is a quarterly not-for-profit publication described by its creators as a "forum for debate about mental health and psychiatry ". It is based in the UK , and was first published in 1986. [ 1 ] It was established by Alec Jenner, professor of psychiatry, [ 2 ] Phil Virden, executive editor for the first six years, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_(magazine) |
Asylum seekers with apathetic refugee children was a medical and political debate in Sweden in 2006 concerning asylum seekers who came to Sweden with apathetic children. [ 1 ] The period was a subject of media coverage starting in 2002, with 55 cases [ 2 ] and in 2005, it escalated to 424 cases. The refugees were mostl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seekers_with_apathetic_refugee_children |
Asymptomatic (or clinically silent ) is an adjective categorising the medical conditions (i.e., injuries or diseases ) that patients carry but without experiencing their symptoms , despite an explicit diagnosis (e.g., a positive medical test).
Pre-symptomatic is the adjective categorising the time periods during which... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptomatic |
An asymptomatic carrier is a person or other organism that has become infected with a pathogen , but shows no signs or symptoms . [ 1 ]
Although unaffected by the pathogen, carriers can transmit it to others or develop symptoms in later stages of the disease. Asymptomatic carriers play a critical role in the transmiss... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptomatic_carrier |
Asystole (New Latin, from Greek privative a "not, without" + systolē "contraction" [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) is the absence of ventricular contractions in the context of a lethal heart arrhythmia (in contrast to an induced asystole on a cooled patient on a heart-lung machine and general anesthesia during surgery necessitating stop... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asystole |
The Atlas der Hautkrankheiten (Atlas of Skin Diseases) was an influential work in the field of dermatology , published in ten editions between 1856 and 1876.
In 1843, the Viennese dermatology professor Ferdinand von Hebra began a project collecting accurate sketches of all skin diseases known to medicine at the time, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_der_Hautkrankheiten |
This glossary of medical terms is a list of definitions about medicine , its sub-disciplines, and related fields. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atony |
Atracurium besilate , also known as atracurium besylate , is a medication used in addition to other medications to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation . [ 1 ] It can also be used to help with endotracheal intubation but suxamethonium (succinylcholine) is generally preferred if th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atracurium_besilate |
Atraumatic restorative treatment ( ART ) [ 1 ] is a method for cleaning out tooth decay (dental caries) from teeth using only hand instruments (dental hatchet and spoon-excavator) and placing a filling . It does not use rotary dental instruments ( dental drills ) to prepare the tooth and can be performed in settings wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atraumatic_restorative_treatment |
The AF Association ( AF–A ) is an international charity that provides information and support for patients suspected of having, or diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF); the most common heart rhythm disorder. [ 1 ] The AF Association also works to campaign for greater awareness of AF amongst the general public and in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_Fibrillation_Association |
In electrocardiography , the atrial action potential are action potentials that occur in the heart atrium . They are similar to ventricular action potential with the exception of having a more narrow phase 2 (plateau phase) due to a smaller calcium influx. Also, in comparison to the ventricular action potential, atrial... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_action_potential |
Atrial flutter ( AFL ) is a common abnormal heart rhythm that starts in the atrial chambers of the heart . [ 1 ] When it first occurs, it is usually associated with a fast heart rate and is classified as a type of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). [ 2 ] Atrial flutter is characterized by a sudden-onset (usually) regu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_flutter |
Atrial septostomy is a surgical procedure in which a small hole is created between the upper two chambers of the heart , the atria . This procedure is primarily used to palliate dextro-Transposition of the great arteries or d-TGA (often imprecisely called transposition of the great arteries ), a life-threatening cyanot... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_septostomy |
Atrial switch is a heart operation performed to treat dextro-Transposition of the great arteries . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It involves the construction of an atrial baffle which redirects the blood coming into the atria to restore the connection between systemic and pulmonary circulation. [ 3 ]
Two variants of the atrial switch o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_switch |
An atrioventricular fistula is a fistula between an atrium and a ventricle of the heart . [ citation needed ] Formation of an AVF is a potential complication of catheter ablation . [ 1 ]
This article about a medical condition affecting the circulatory system is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrioventricular_fistula |
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include mutations (which can destroy the gene to build up the organ), poor nourishment , poor circulation , loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ , excessive amount of apoptosis of cells, and disuse or ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophy |
An attract-kill pattern is essentially a biological interaction between plant roots and pathogens where plants entice pathogens towards their roots, to ultimately neutralize them. This has been seen to have an important role in the suppression of diseases such as Phytophthora in intercropping systems.
An example of th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attract-kill_pattern |
Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML) [ 1 ] is a type of leukemia . It is a heterogeneous disorder belonging to the group of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative (MDS/MPN) syndromes.
In aCML many clinical features ( splenomegaly , myeloid predominance in the bone marrow with some dysplastic features but without a di... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_chronic_myeloid_leukemia |
Atypical hyperplasia is a benign (noncancerous) cellular hyperplasia in which cells show some atypia . In this condition, cells look abnormal under a microscope and are increased in number.
Atypical hyperplasia is a high-risk premalignant lesion of the breast. It is believed that atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) is a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_hyperplasia |
In hematology , atypical localization of immature precursors ( ALIP ) refers to finding of atypically localized precursors ( myeloblasts and promyelocytes ) on bone marrow biopsy . In healthy humans, precursors are rare and are found localized near the endosteum, and consist of 1–2 cells. In some cases of myelodysplast... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_localization_of_immature_precursors |
Atypical polypoid adenomyoma ( APA ) is a rare benign tumour of the uterus . [ 1 ]
APAs are characterized by glands with abnormal shapes that: (1) often have squamous metaplasia , and (2) are surrounded by benign smooth muscle . [ 1 ] Nuclear atypia , if present, is mild.
The microscopic differential diagnosis includ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_polypoid_adenomyoma |
Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumour is a subtype of pulmonary carcinoid tumor . [ 1 ] It is an uncommon low-grade malignant lung mass that is most often in the central airways of the lung. It is also known as "atypical lung carcinoid tumour", " atypical lung carcinoid" or "moderately differentiated neuroendocrine carci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_pulmonary_carcinoid_tumour |
An atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor ( AT/RT ) is a rare tumor usually diagnosed in childhood. Although usually a brain tumor , AT/RT can occur anywhere in the central nervous system (CNS), including the spinal cord . About 60% will be in the posterior cranial fossa (particularly the cerebellum ). One review estimate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_teratoid_rhabdoid_tumor |
Atypical trigeminal neuralgia ( ATN ), or type 2 trigeminal neuralgia , is a form of trigeminal neuralgia , a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve . This form of nerve pain is difficult to diagnose, as it is rare and the symptoms overlap with several other disorders. [ 1 ] The symptoms can occur in addition to having m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_trigeminal_neuralgia |
Audioanalgesia (or audio-analgesia ) is the relief of pain ( analgesia ) using white noise or music (that is, via audio equipment ) without using pharmacological agents (that is, without analgesic drugs), usually during painful medical procedures such as dental treatments or some outpatient surgical procedures. It was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audioanalgesia |
An audiogram is a graph that shows the audible threshold for standardized frequencies as measured by an audiometer . The Y axis represents intensity measured in decibels (dB) and the X axis represents frequency measured in hertz (Hz). [ 1 ] The threshold of hearing is plotted relative to a standardised curve that repre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiogram |
Audiology (from Latin audīre 'to hear'; and from Greek branch of learning -λογία , -logia ) is a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Audiologists treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage. [ 3 ] By employing various testing strategies (e.g. beha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiology |
An audiologist , according to the American Academy of Audiology, "is a person who, by virtue of academic degree, clinical training, and license to practice and/or professional credential, is uniquely qualified to provide a comprehensive array of professional services related to the prevention of hearing loss and the au... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiology_and_hearing_health_professionals_in_developed_and_developing_countries |
An audiometer is a machine used for evaluating hearing acuity. They usually consist of an embedded hardware unit connected to a pair of headphones and a test subject feedback button, sometimes controlled by a standard PC. Such systems can also be used with bone vibrators to test conductive hearing mechanisms.
Audiomet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiometer |
An Audiometrist (from Latin audīre , "to hear"; and from Italian -metria , “to measure” ) or Audiometric Officer , is a health-care professional technician [ 1 ] who has received special training in the use of Pure tone audiometry equipment. [ 2 ] An audiometrist conducts hearing tests , or "audiometric screening", wit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiometrist |
Audiometry (from Latin audīre ' to hear ' and metria ' to measure ' ) is a branch of audiology and the science of measuring hearing acuity for variations in sound intensity and pitch and for tonal purity, involving thresholds and differing frequencies. [ 1 ] Typically, audiometric tests determine a subject's hearing le... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiometry |
Auditory-verbal therapy is a method for teaching deaf children to listen and speak using hearing technology (e.g. hearing aids , auditory implants (such as cochlear implants ) and assistive listening devices (ALDs) (such as radio aids)). Auditory-verbal therapy emphasizes listening and seeks to promote the development ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory-verbal_therapy |
The Auditory Hazard Assessment Algorithm for Humans (AHAAH) is a mathematical model of the human auditory system that calculates the risk to human hearing caused by exposure to impulse sounds , such as gunfire and airbag deployment. It was developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to assess the effectiveness... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_Hazard_Assessment_Algorithm_for_Humans |
Auditory agnosia is a form of agnosia that manifests itself primarily in the inability to recognize or differentiate between sounds . It is not a defect of the ear or "hearing", but rather a neurological inability of the brain to process sound meaning. While auditory agnosia impairs the understanding of sounds, other a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_agnosia |
Auditory arrhythmia is the inability to rhythmically perform music, to keep time , and to replicate musical or rhythmic patterns. It has been caused by damage to the cerebrum or rewiring of the brain. [ 1 ]
An individual with this condition has an especially difficult time maintaining a steady beat, and even has diffi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_arrhythmia |
The auditory brainstem response ( ABR ), also called brainstem evoked response audiometry ( BERA ) or brainstem auditory evoked potentials ( BAEPs ) or brainstem auditory evoked responses ( BAERs ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is an auditory evoked potential extracted from ongoing electrical activity in the brain and recorded via elect... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_brainstem_response |
The auditory cortex is the part of the temporal lobe that processes auditory information in humans and many other vertebrates . It is a part of the auditory system , performing basic and higher functions in hearing , such as possible relations to language switching . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located bilaterally, roughly at th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_cortex |
Auditory fatigue is defined as a temporary loss of hearing after exposure to sound. This results in a temporary shift of the auditory threshold known as a temporary threshold shift (TTS). The damage can become permanent ( permanent threshold shift , PTS) if sufficient recovery time is not allowed before continued sound... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_fatigue |
Auditory integration training (AIT) is a procedure pioneered in France by Guy Bérard. Bérard promoted AIT as a cure for clinical depression and suicidal tendencies , along with what he said were very positive results for dyslexia and autism , although there has been very little empirical evidence regarding this asserti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_integration_training |
In audio signal processing , auditory masking occurs when the perception of one sound is affected by the presence of another sound. [ 1 ]
Auditory masking in the frequency domain is known as simultaneous masking , frequency masking or spectral masking . Auditory masking in the time domain is known as temporal masking ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_masking |
Auditory neuropathy ( AN ) is a hearing disorder in which the outer hair cells of the cochlea are present and functional, but sound information is not transmitted sufficiently by the auditory nerve to the brain. The cause may be several dysfunctions of the inner hair cells of the cochlea or spiral ganglion neuron level... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_neuropathy |
Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder ( ANSD ) is a specific form of hearing loss defined by the presence of normal or near-normal otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) but the absence of normal middle ear reflexes and severely abnormal or completely absent auditory brainstem response (ABRs).
Individuals presenting with this r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_neuropathy_spectrum_disorder |
Auditory processing disorder ( APD ) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the way the brain processes sounds. [ 2 ] Individuals with APD usually have normal structure and function of the ear , but cannot process the information they hear in the same way as others do, which leads to difficulties in recognizing and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder |
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing . It includes both the sensory organs (the ears) and the auditory parts of the sensory system . [ 1 ]
The outer ear funnels sound vibrations to the eardrum , increasing the sound pressure in the middle frequency range. The middle-ear ossicles further ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_system |
Auditory verbal agnosia ( AVA ), also known as pure word deafness , is the inability to comprehend speech. Individuals with this disorder lose the ability to understand language, repeat words, and write from dictation. Some patients with AVA describe hearing spoken language as meaningless noise, often as though the pe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_verbal_agnosia |
The auditosensory cortex is the part of the auditory system that is associated with the sense of hearing in humans. It occupies the bilateral primary auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the mammalian brain. [ 1 ] The term is used to describe Brodmann areas 41 and 42 together with the transverse temporal gyrus . [ 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditosensory_cortex |
Auenbrugger's sign is a bulging of the epigastrium seen in cases of severe pericardial effusion . It is often not spotted because pericardial effusion can be caught on echocardiography before it progresses this far. [ 1 ] It is named after Joseph Leopold Auenbrugger . [ citation needed ]
Auenbrugger's sign at Whonamed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auenbrugger's_sign |
Auguste-Henri Forel ( French pronunciation: [oɡyst ɑ̃ʁi fɔʁɛl] ; 1 September 1848 – 27 July 1931) was a Swiss myrmecologist , neuroanatomist , psychiatrist and former eugenicist , [ 1 ] notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants . He is considered a co-founder of the neuron th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Forel |
Auguste-Henri Jacob , better known as the Zouave Jacob, was born on March 6, 1828, in Saint-Martin-des-Champs , Saône-et-Loire , and died on October 23, 1913, in Paris . He was a renowned French healer during the Second Empire .
Jacob, the third trombone in the band of the Imperial Guard zouave regiment [ fr ] , first... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Henri_Jacob |
Auguste Taveau (Louis Augustin Onésiphore Taveau) was a French dentist born in Le Havre, the 28th of August 1792. [ 1 ] Date and place of his death are still unknown. In 1826, he was among the first to use amalgam as a dental restorative material, [ 2 ] although he had originally developed it as early as 1816. He went... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Taveau |
An aura is a perceptual disturbance experienced by some with epilepsy or migraine . An epileptic aura is actually a minor seizure . [ 1 ]
Epileptic and migraine auras are due to the involvement of specific areas of the brain, which are those that determine the symptoms of the aura. Therefore, if the visual area is aff... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_(symptom) |
Aural rehabilitation is the process of identifying and diagnosing a hearing loss, providing different types of therapies to clients who are hard of hearing, and implementing different amplification devices to aid the client's hearing abilities. Aural rehab includes specific procedures in which each therapy and amplific... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aural_rehabilitation |
Auramine phenol stain is a stain used in clinical microbiology and histology to identify tuberculosis mycobacteria .
There are two types of auramine phenol stains, 1 and 2 to stain mycobacterium species and cryptosporidium respectively. Both are fluorescent stains. The bacteria or the parasites appear brilliant greeni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auramine_phenol_stain |
Auriculectomy is the surgical removal of the ear due to disease or trauma , generally followed by rehabilitation involving an ear prosthesis . [ 1 ]
This surgery article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriculectomy |
Auriculotherapy (also auricular therapy , ear acupuncture , and auriculoacupuncture ) is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a micro system and an external organ, which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle , the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the person's phy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriculotherapy |
Austin Bernicke (died 13 January 1977) was a Nauruan politician. He was a member of the first Local Government Council in 1951, then a member of Parliament after it was established in 1966, serving until his death in 1977. He also served as a cabinet minister from 1968 until 1976.
Bernicke was a member of the Eamwitmw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Bernicke |
The Australasian Association of Clinical Geneticists ( AACG ) is a professional membership organization for medical specialists who are qualified to work in the field of clinical genetics . The Association was founded in 1995. As of 2021, the organization had approximately 180 members. The Association's members include... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_Association_of_Clinical_Geneticists |
Australasian Plant Pathology is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and critical reviews on phytopathology in the Australasian region. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media in cooperation with the Australasian Plant Pathology Society .
The journal began in 1972 as the AP... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_Plant_Pathology |
The Australasian Plant Pathology Society ( APPS ) is a scientific association whose members study plant diseases . Its members are located in Australia , New Zealand and Papua New Guinea , and also the Indian, Pacific and Asian regions. The society was founded in 1969. [ 1 ]
As part of their membership in APPS, member... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_Plant_Pathology_Society |
The Australian Dental Association ( ADA ) is a national body for the dental profession in Australia . [ 1 ]
This article about an Australian corporation or company is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Dental_Association |
Autoamputation is the spontaneous detachment ( amputation ) of an appendage or organ from the body. [ 1 ] This is not to be confused with self-amputation . It is usually due to destruction of the blood vessels feeding an extremity such as the finger tips. Once the vessels are destroyed, the tissue is starved of oxygen ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoamputation |
Autoenucleation , also known as oedipism , is the self-inflicted enucleation (removal) of the eye. It is considered a form of self-mutilation and is normally caused by psychosis, paranoid delusions or drugs. [ 1 ] Between 1968 and 2018, there were more than 50 documented cases of "complete or partial self-enucleation i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoenucleation |
An autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system , wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts of the body as if they were foreign organisms. [ 1 ] It is estimated that there are more than 80 recognized autoimmune diseases, with recent s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease |
Autoimmune heart diseases are the effects of the body's own immune defense system mistaking cardiac antigens as foreign and attacking them leading to inflammation of the heart as a whole, or in parts. [ 2 ] The commonest form of autoimmune heart disease is rheumatic heart disease or rheumatic fever .
Aetiologically, t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_heart_disease |
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes ( APSs ), also called polyglandular autoimmune syndromes ( PGASs ) [ 3 ] or polyendocrine autoimmune syndromes ( PASs ), are a heterogeneous group [ 4 ] of rare diseases characterized by autoimmune activity against more than one endocrine organ , although non-endocrine organs can be a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_polyendocrine_syndrome |
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 , Whitaker syndrome ,
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 ( APS-1 ), is a subtype of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (autoimmune polyglandular syndrome). It causes the dysfunction of multiple endocrine glands due to autoimmunity . It is a genetic disorder , inherited in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_polyendocrine_syndrome_type_1 |
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 , a form of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome also known as APS-II, or PAS II, is the most common form of the polyglandular failure syndromes. [ 2 ] PAS II is defined as the association between autoimmune Addison's disease and either autoimmune thyroid disease , type 1 diabetes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_polyendocrine_syndrome_type_2 |
APS 3B: Autoimmune thyroiditis with Pernicious anemia ;
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, type 3 is a condition characterized by the coexistence of autoimmune thyroiditis and at least one other autoimmune disease (excluding Addison's Disease ). [ 2 ] Based on other organ-specific autoimmune involvement, there are mul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_polyendocrine_syndrome_type_3 |
Autoinflation is a minimally invasive procedure to treat serous non-infectious otitis media , in which a nasal balloon is inserted into the nasopharynx , followed by the application of pressure to the sinus cavities by forcibly contracting the diaphragm against the closed nasal passageways. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It can also be p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoinflation |
An autologous tumor cell is a cancer cell from an individual's own tumor .
This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms . U.S. National Cancer Institute .
This oncology article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autologous_tumor_cell |
Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM) is a library of computer-based assessments of cognitive domains including attention, concentration, reaction time, memory, processing speed, and decision-making. ANAM has been administered nearly two million times in a variety of applications and settings. ANAM p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Neuropsychological_Assessment_Metrics |
An automated external defibrillator ( AED ) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia , [ 1 ] and is able to treat them through defibrillation , the application of electricity which stops ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_external_defibrillator |
Automated tissue image analysis or histopathology image analysis ( HIMA ) is a process by which computer-controlled automatic test equipment is used to evaluate tissue samples, using computations to derive quantitative measurements from an image to avoid subjective errors.
In a typical application, automated tissue im... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_tissue_image_analysis |
Autonomic dysreflexia ( AD ) is a life-threatening medical emergency characterized by hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias . [ 1 ] This condition is sometimes referred to as autonomic hyperreflexia. [ 2 ] Most cases of AD occur in individuals with spinal cord injuries. [ 3 ] Lesions at or above the T6 spinal cord level... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_dysreflexia |
An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination , obduction , necropsy , [ Note 1 ] or autopsia cadaverum ) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death ; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy |
Autoscopy is the experience in which an individual perceives the surrounding environment from a different perspective, from a position outside of their own body. [ 1 ] Autoscopy comes from the ancient Greek autós ( αὐτός , "self") and skopós ( σκοπός , "watcher").
Autoscopy has been of interest to humankind from time ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoscopy |
Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets ( ADHR ) is a rare hereditary disease in which excessive loss of phosphate in the urine leads to poorly formed bones ( rickets ), bone pain , and tooth abscesses . ADHR is caused by a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). ADHR affects men and women equally; sym... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autosomal_dominant_hypophosphatemic_rickets |
Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia type 1 ( ARCA1 ) is a condition characterized by progressive problems with movement. Signs and symptoms of the disorder first appear in early to mid-adulthood. People with this condition initially experience impaired speech ( dysarthria ), problems with coordination and balance ( a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autosomal_recessive_cerebellar_ataxia_type_1 |
Autotransfusion is a process wherein a person receives their own blood for a transfusion , instead of banked allogenic (separate- donor ) blood. There are two main kinds of autotransfusion: Blood can be autologously "pre-donated" (termed so despite "donation" not typically referring to giving to one's self) before a su... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransfusion |
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Auxiliary Medical Service ( AMS ) is a voluntary medical and health... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_Medical_Service |
Avellis syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by a peculiar form of alternating paralysis . There is paralysis of the soft palate and vocal cords on one side and loss of pain sensation and temperature sense on the other side, including the extremities, trunk, and neck. It usually results from occlusion of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avellis_syndrome |
Avideh Nazeri is an Iranian endocrinologist who is director of clinical, medical, and regulatory for Novo Nordisk UK and Ireland.
Nazeri dreamed of becoming an air hostess as a child, but was encouraged by a teacher to study medicine. [ 1 ] She trained in medicine at King's College London GKT School of Medical Educati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avideh_Nazeri |
Awareness contexts refers to the varying levels of knowledge or suspicion that both patients and medical staff possess about the health status of the patient. The term is generally used in the context of terminally ill patients. [ 1 ] It was "the first comprehensive sociological exploration of the process of dying", an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awareness_contexts |
Axillary dissection is a surgical procedure that incises the axilla , usually in order to identify, examine, or take out lymph nodes . [ 1 ] The term "axilla" refers to the armpit or underarm section of the body. [ 2 ] The axillary dissection procedure is commonly used in treating the underarm portion of women who are ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axillary_dissection |
In cellular neuroscience , an axotomy (from axo- ' axon ' and -tomy ' surgery ' ) is the cutting or otherwise severing of an axon. This type of denervation is often used in experimental studies on neuronal physiology and neuronal death or survival as a method to better understand nervous system diseases . [ 1 ]
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Ayad Allawi ( Arabic : إياد علاوي , romanized : Iyād ʿAllāwī ; also spelled Iyad or Eyad ; born 31 May 1944) is an Iraqi-British [ 2 ] politician and neurologist. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayad_Allawi |
Ayer's Sarsaparilla was a brand of Sarsaparilla invented by James Cook Ayer and sold by his company, Dr. J. C. Ayer and Co. [ 1 ] Despite its advertisement as a medicine, its effectiveness is disputed. [ 2 ]
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The Ayre spatula is a device used to collect Pap smear . It is a wooden spatula with U-shaped openings on one side and a flat surface on another. [ 1 ] The broad end is for vaginal sample collection and the narrow end is for cervical sample collection. It is rotated 360 degrees in the vagina to obtain the cells to be s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayre_spatula |
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