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  2. Word catheter - Wikipedia

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    The Word catheter is a type of balloon that is placed in the Bartholin gland cyst after incision and drainage to allow continued drainage and re-epithelialization of a tract for future drainage. The stem of the Word catheter is latex. [ 1 ]

  3. Angioplasty - Wikipedia

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    Relative to surgery, angioplasty is a lower-risk option for the treatment of the conditions for which it is used, but there are unique and potentially dangerous risks and complications associated with angioplasty: Embolization, or the launching of debris into the bloodstream [24]

  4. Vascular access - Wikipedia

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    Catheter access, sometimes called a CVC (central venous catheter), consists of a plastic catheter with two lumens (or occasionally two separate catheters) which is inserted into a large vein (usually the vena cava, via the internal jugular vein or the femoral vein) to allow large flows of blood to be withdrawn from one lumen, to enter the dialysis circuit, and to be returned via the other lumen.

  5. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    treatment Greek θερᾰπείᾱ (therapeíā) hydrotherapy, therapeutic therm(o)-heat Greek θερμός (thermós) hypothermia, thermoregulation: thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck Latin thōrāx < Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx), chest, cuirass

  6. Catheter - Wikipedia

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    In most uses, a catheter is a thin, flexible tube (soft catheter) though catheters are available in varying levels of stiffness depending on the application. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an "indwelling catheter" (for example, a peripherally inserted central catheter). A permanently ...

  7. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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    Reperfusion therapy is a medical treatment to restore blood flow, either through or around, blocked arteries, typically after a heart attack (myocardial infarction (MI)). Reperfusion therapy includes drugs and surgery. The drugs are thrombolytics and fibrinolytics used in a process called thrombolysis.

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Here are the first two letters for each word: FR. DA. DE. BE. SH. SL. LO. LA. FR (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Thursday, January 30, 2025, is FROSTPOEM.

  9. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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    A, the catheter/DES device is inserted across the lesion. B, the balloon is inflated using saline fed through the catheter portion into the DES/Balloon component, expanding the DES and compressing it against the artery wall. C, the catheter and deflated balloon removed leaving the DES firmly embedded in the artery wall.