| ventricle |
A fluid-filled cavity in the heart or brain.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| ventilation |
the process through which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the lungs and the air; also refers to the use of a machine to carry out this process in someone who cannot breathe on his or her own
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_v.asp
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| ventilator |
a machine used to take over breathing when a person cannot breathe on his or her own
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_v.asp
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| ventricle |
a small cavity or chamber; there are four ventricles in the brain that circulate cerebrospinal fluid through it, and two in the heart that pump blood throughout the body
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_v.asp
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| venereal disease |
any disease that is usually spread through sexual intercourse or genital contact
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_v.asp
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