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General surgery
General surgery encompasses interventions involving organs within the abdominal cavity, as well as other regions of the body such as the breast and thyroid. Additionally, it encompasses procedures performed on various other body areas that may be relevant to multiple medical specialties. Procedures that aren’t specialized in nature. Given that chest and brain surgeries are…
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Gastric pacing
A novel approach to treating obesity entails the implementation of electrodes within the muscular layers of the stomach. Through the application of electrical impulses, these electrodes regulate the rhythmic contractions of the stomach, resulting in a sensation of satiety with reduced food intake. This experimental surgical procedure aims to assist patients in achieving a sense…
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Gas embolism
When gas bubbles infiltrate the bloodstream and impede its circulation, a condition referred to as gas embolism arises. This phenomenon is also commonly known as an air embolism.
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Gain of function
Scientific investigations are focused on altering viruses to enhance their transmissibility or virulence, with the purpose of identifying such strains promptly and developing improved treatments and vaccines.
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G suits
Fighter pilots don specialized flight suits that incorporate compartments designed to inflate with either air or fluid. This ingenious feature serves the purpose of preventing blood from accumulating in the lower extremities when subjected to sudden acceleration or tight maneuvers.
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Fulminating colitis
An ominous and potentially life-threatening complication arising from amebic dysentery, distinguished by abrupt and intense inflammation of the inner lining of the intestines, excessive bleeding or hemorrhaging, and extensive exfoliation of deceased tissue.
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Fuchs dystrophy
An inherited ailment affecting the innermost layer of the cornea, necessitating the therapeutic intervention of penetrating keratoplasty. Furthermore, the ocular lens may also be impacted, demanding simultaneous surgical substitution alongside the corneal procedure.
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Freegan
A person adhering to a vegan lifestyle who acquires food through means outside the conventional economic system, typically by cultivating it themselves, engaging in barter exchanges, or salvaging it from waste bins of restaurants or supermarkets.
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Free flap facial surgery
The process of reconstructing the face by utilizing skin derived from a different region of the patient’s own body.
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Free flap
A segment of tissue is separated from its vascular network, meticulously relocated to a different area of the body, and surgically reconnected using microsurgery techniques to establish a new blood supply.
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