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Transferring
The act of moving a person with limited function from one location to another. This may be accomplished by the patient or with assistance.
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Transfer board
A device used to bridge the space between a wheelchair and a bed, toilet, or car seat; used to facilitate independent or assisted transfer of the patient from one of these sites to another. It is also called a sliding board.
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Gamma glutamyl transferase
An enzyme present in the liver and biliary tree that is used to diagnose liver, gallbladder, and pancreatic diseases. Elevated levels of GGT are often found in people who use drugs (such as alcohol) that are metabolized by the liver.
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer
In cloning, the transfer of genetic material from a differentiated, adult cell into an egg.
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Ooplasmic transfer
Insertion of a donor egg’s cytoplasm, along with donor sperm, into the egg of another woman. Ooplasmic transfer is used to treat infertility and results in the development of embryos with two different sources of maternal mitochondrial DNA.
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Magnetization transfer
In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a technique that improves imaging of the white matter of the brain.
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Egg transfer
Transfer of eggs retrieved from ovarian follicles into the fallopian tubes.
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Blastocyst transfer
An assisted reproduction technique in which a zygote created by in vitro fertilization is incubated in the laboratory to the pre-embryonic stage of the blastocyst before being placed in the uterus.
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Ultrasonic transducer
A device used in ultrasound that sends and receives the sound wave signal.
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Transrectal transducer
A cylindrically shaped ultrasonic transducer inserted into the rectum to evaluate the prostate, rectum, and urinary bladder and to guide prostate biopsy.
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