| Medicare |
A federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and for individuals with disabilities.
Ãâó: www.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp
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| medial |
On the inside (as opposed to lateral); not to be confused with the median nerve which is compressed in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Ãâó: www.spondylitis.org/patient_resources/glossary.asp...
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| mediastinoscopy |
examination of the chest cavity using a lighted tube inserted under the chest bone (sternum). This allows the doctor to see the lymph nodes in this area and remove samples to check for cancer.
Ãâó: www.mesothelioma-settlement-information.org/Mesoth...
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| mediastinum |
Space in the chest between the lungs, heart and great vessels.
Ãâó: www.health.qld.gov.au/qldheartkids/glossarylp.asp
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| medical corps |
branch of the Army consisting of Officers of the Medical Department who are graduate Doctors of Medicine commissioned in the Medical Corps, and who give medical and surgical treatment, but NOT dental treatment, abbreviation: MC
Ãâó: home.att.net/~steinert/united_states_army_general_...
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