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A protein derived from snake venom that inhibits the migration of cells (e.g., of metastasizing cancer cells).  

An unbroken series of wavelengths, either visible or invisible.  

Use of a filtration or dialysate bath device to remove fluid and small waste product molecules from the blood of patients with acute renal failure who are unable to tolerate hemodialysis.  

Moment-to-moment measurement of body glucose concentrations, e.g., with invasive sensors placed in subcutaneous tissue.  

Analysis using a laboratory instrument that separates samples and appropriate reagents before specimens are analyzed by placing air bubbles between individual specimens and the reagents as they are injected into a tube. Specimens are then analyzed as they flow along the tube by various analytical principles (colorimetry, electrochemistry).  

Suctioning pooled oropharyngeal fluids from the subglottic region just above the cuff of an endotracheal tube. It is a technique used in mechanically ventilated patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonias.  

The condition of being unbroken, uninterrupted, or intimately united.  

A type of managed care that combines health insurance, housing, and social care, usually for the elderly. The participant enters a contractual arrangement, in which he or she receives a residence and long-term care on an as-needed basis in exchange for an agreed-upon fee.  

A continuous segment of genetic material on a chromosome.