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A method for giving a numeric value (ranging from -25 to -1-15) to the response of an individual’s heart to exercise, based on the individual’s performance on a treadmill exercise test, taking into account the duration of exercise, the electrocardiogram taken during the exercise, and the degree of angina (chest pain) which develops. An interesting…

A multidisciplinary system to respond to the needs of severely injured patients from the time of injury through the provision of definitive care. Such systems call not only on the health care system, but also on public safety, communication, and other community resources. Several studies have published criteria for a trauma system, based on the…

The movement of a chromosome segment within the same chromosome.  

Transplantation of the cells from which the body develops blood cells. Such transplantation is being used for an increasing number of diseases, including certain cancers, anemias, immune deficiency, and genetic and metabolic disorders. The transplantation may be from the patient’s own body, autotransplantation, or from another person, allotransplantation. Sources of the transplant at this time…

The exchange or relocation of large chromosome segments, typically between two different chromosomes.  

A type of medical residency with the purpose of providing a balanced experience in a variety of (two or more) clinical disciplines. The name is somewhat misleading because, rather than being used by physicians seeking to change from one specialty to another, most of the transitional year positions are occupied by physicians in their first…

Any organism, plant or animal, in which a foreign deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) gene (a transgene) has been incorporated into its genome early in embryonic development. Under these circumstances the transgene is in both somatic (body) and germ cells and is inherited by offspring. In agriculture, for example, a transgenic soybean was developed in which the…

A term used in discussion of coding and classification for the process in which the meaning of a term is forced into a standardized, structured language by dissecting the term into its components, each component having its own standard terminology (and codes). Examples are the Standard Nomenclature of Diseases and Operations (SNDO) (American Medical Association,…

A formal agreement between two institutions regarding the conditions under which there can be transfer of patients between them and the exchange of clinical information on the patients.  

The process of producing a ribonucleic acid (RNA) copy from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).