| hysterectomy, subtotal | The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| subtotal hysterectomy | The uterus is sugically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subtotal thyroidectomy | Removal of most but not all of each lobe of the thyroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiation therapy | <radiobiology> Treatment with high energy radiation from X-rays or other sources of radiation. (16 Dec 1997) |
| photodynamic radiation therapy | <oncology, technique> A light sensitive drug is given through a vein and concentrates in the tumour. Then, during a surgical procedure, a special light activates the drug. The activated drug kills tumour cells. (31 Dec 1997) |
| internal radiation therapy | Radiation therapy in which radioactive material is placed in or near a tumour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interstitial radiation therapy | <oncology> The implantation of radioactive seeds directly into a tumour. (10 Jan 1998) |
| intraoperative radiation therapy | Treating a tumour site withradiation immediately following surgery to destroy the tumour. (09 Oct 1997) |
| external radiation therapy | Radiation therapy using a machine located outside the body to aim high-energy rays at a tumour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| atrioventricular nodal branch | The atrioventricular branches or the nodal branches, the small arteries supplying the atrioventricular node; they usually arise from the right coronary artery where it starts to descend the posterior interventricular sulcus. Synonym: ramus nodi atrioventricularis, atrioventricular nodal branch, branch to atrioventricular node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atrioventricular nodal extrasystole | A premature beat arising from the A-V junction and leading to a simultaneous or almost simultaneous contraction of atria and ventricles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary nodal rhythm | Formerly applied by some authorities to the electrocardiographic pattern of normal upright P waves in leads I and II with a short P-R interval. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sinoatrial nodal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch usually of the right coronary artery that supplies the sinuatrial node. Synonym: sinus node artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sinuatrial nodal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch usually of the right coronary artery that supplies the sinuatrial node. Synonym: sinus node artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodal | Relating to any node. (05 Mar 2000) |