| counterpulsation |
a technique for assisting the circulation and decreasing the work of the heart, by synchronizing the force of an external pumping device with cardiac systole and diastole.
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| counterpuncture |
counteropening.
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| countershock |
a high-intensity direct current shock delivered to the heart to interrupt ventricular fibrillation and restore synchronous electrical activity.
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| countertraction |
traction opposed to another traction; employed in the reduction of fractures.
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| countertransport |
the simultaneous transport of two substances across a membrane in opposite directions, either by the same carrier or by different carriers that are biochemically linked to each other. Cf. antiport and cotransport.
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