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The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
VE: vaginal examination (manual examination) VEB: ventricular ectopic beat: VED: Vacuum Erection Device VEE: Venezuelan equine encephalitis: VF V-fib: ventricular fibrillation: VFSS: videofluoroscopic swallow study: VH: visual hallucinations vaginal hysterectomy VHL: Von Hippel–Lindau disease: VIN: vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia VIR ...
Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
A medical device is an instrument, apparatus, implant, in vitro reagent, or similar or related article that is used to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or other conditions, and does not achieve its purposes through chemical action within or on the body (which would make it a drug).
Medical devices (7 C, 108 P) Diabetes-related supplies and medical equipment (22 P) Medical dressings (19 P) E. Emergency medical equipment (23 P) Endoscopes (4 P) I.
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One device, the HeartMate XVE, is designed with a biologic surface derived from fibrin and does not require long term anticoagulation (except aspirin); unfortunately, this biologic surface may also predispose the patient to infection through selective reduction of certain types of leukocytes, however this device was phased out of use starting ...
The multimillion-dollar push for recreational marijuana in Florida has failed. Amendment 3, which would have allowed adults 21 and older to buy and use marijuana without a medical card, got about ...