| advanced concepts torus i | <physics> A steady-state toroidal device built primarily for studies of RF heating and RF current drive. Acronym: ACT I (09 Oct 1997) |
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| modern genetics | That body of method and analysis that perceives genetics as the study of the economy of nucleic acids and associated compounds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| history of medicine, early modern | The period of the history of medicine from 1451 through 1600 a.d. History of medicine, 15th cent. And history of medicine, 16th cent. Are also available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| history of medicine, modern | The period of the history of medicine from 1601 a.d. To the present. (12 Dec 1998) |
| functional cardiovascular disease | A euphemism for cardiovascular symptoms deemed to be psychogenic. More generally, sometimes used for abnormal cardiac function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiovascular | <cardiology, physiology> Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cardiovascular abnormalities | Congenital structural abnormalities of the cardiovascular system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiovascular agents | Agents that affect the rate or intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameter, or blood volume. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiovascular deconditioning | A change in cardiovascular function, especially after periods of actual or simulated weightlessness or diminished power or strength, probably related to the shift of a quantity of blood from the lower limbs to the thorax, resulting in reflex diuresis and a reduction of blood volume. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiovascular physiology | Functions and activities of the cardiovascular system as a whole or of any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiovascular radiology | The clinical subspecialty of radiology concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the vascular system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiovascular surgery | The use of surgery to fix disorders of the heartand/or blood vessels. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cardiovascular surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the heart or blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiovascular syphilis | Involvement of the cardiovascular system seen in late syphilis, usually resulting in aortitis, aneurysm formation, and aortic valvular insufficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiovascular system | The heart and the blood vessels by which blood is pumped and circulated through the body. (12 Dec 1998) |