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Diagnostic instruments & tests
Medical diagnostic instruments and tests used in hospitals, reference labs and blood banks to diagnose diseases such as cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases, and genetic conditions.
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Diagnostic instruments & tests
Ventricular fibrillation
Anatomy; Allergies and allergens
An erratic, disorganised firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with ...
Dissect
Medical; Diagnostic instruments & tests
To cut apart the tissues of a dead body or a dead animal in order to study them is called as dissection.
Myopia
Medical; Diagnostic instruments & tests
A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness.
Astigmatism
Medical; Diagnostic instruments & tests
An error of refraction in the eye so that rays of light in different meridians cannot be brought to a focus together on the retina.
Hyperopia
Medical; Diagnostic instruments & tests
The condition of the eye where incoming rays of light reach the retina before they converge into a focused image.
Atypical antibody test
Medical; Diagnostic instruments & tests
Test for autoimmune hemolytic anemia,also known as direct antiglobulin test, and the indirect Coombs test.
Febricula
Medical; Diagnostic instruments & tests
A fever of low intensity or short duration, usually ranging between 37.3 and 37.8 degrees Celsius.
