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Bile salt circulation
Secretion and reuptake of the sodium glycocholate and taurocholate found in hepatic bile. Bile salts enter the duodenum and emulsify fats in the small intestine. They are resorbed in the terminal ileum and returned to the liver in portal blood.
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Assisted circulation
Use of a mechanical device to augment or replace the action of the heart in pumping blood.
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Arterial circulation
Movement of blood through the arteries. It is maintained by the pumping of the heart and influenced by the elasticity and extensibility of arterial walls, peripheral resistance in the areas of small arteries, and the quantity of blood in the body.
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Circle of diffusion
One or more circles on the projection plane of an image not in focus of the lens of the eye.
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Circa
About; used before dates or figures that are approximate.
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Cinnamic acid
A white insoluble powder derived from cinnamon. It is used as a flavoring agent in cooking and in the preparation of perfumes and medicines.
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Cingulotomy
Surgical excision of the anterior half of the cingulate gyrus of the brain. It may be done to alleviate intractable pain.
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Cineplastics
The arrangement of muscles and tendons in a stump after amputation so that it is possible to impart motion and direction to an artificial limb.
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Cinemicrography
A motion picture record of an object seen through a microscope.
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Cinematoradiography
Radiography of an organ in motion.
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