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The immobilization of a joint accomplished surgically. The fusing of the surfaces of a joint by surgical means. Artificial ankylosis. Fixation of a joint. A surgical operation in which a joint is fused in position, so preventing pain from movement. Aurgical procedure to fuse the bones in a degenerate or unstable joint. The surgical fusion…

A substance that inhibits trypsin, an enzyme that hastens the hydrolysis of protein.  

Any enzyme that counteracts the action of the choline esters. A substance which blocks nerve impulses by reducing the activity of the enzyme cholinesterase. Any substance that inhibits the action of ‘cholinesterase, the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and therefore allows acetylcholine to continue transmitting nerve impulses. Drugs with anticholinesterase activity…

Loss of appetite for food.  

Agents that inhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme (a potent vasoconstrictor) and promote relaxation of blood vessels. A drug which inhibits the conversion of angiotensin I to II, which constricts arteries, used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. The enzyme that converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II is called angiotensin-converting enzyme. Angiotensin II controls the blood…

Repair of a narrowed blood vessel through surgery or other angiographic procedures. A technique using a catheter with a balloon that can be inflated to expand an artery. Plastic surgery to repair a blood vessel, e.g. a narrowed coronary artery. Surgery done on arteries, veins, or capillaries; a technique in which a balloon is inflated…

A change in the orientation and structure of cells; a loss of differentiation that is characteristic of malignancy. Undifferentiated cells. Referring to anaplasia.  

Radiography (after injection of radiopaque contrast medium into the amniotic fluid) of the pregnant uterus to detect placement of the placenta, the amniotic cavity, and the fetus. An X-ray of the womb. The making of X-ray pictures (amniograms) of the amniotic sac, which enables the placenta and umbilical cord to be visualized. Radiography of the…

The coming together of entities such as platelets, blood cells, or diseases. Assembly, clumping, or clustering of cells, molecules, or substances. For example, platelets aggregate to help form a blood clot; white blood cells form an aggregation around foreign bodies (such as viruses) to try and destroy them. A clump, cluster, collection, or group of…

Pertaining to accessory organs or tissues; an appendage (s).