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  • 101cardiovascular disease — Introduction       any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …

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  • 102Dilation, pupil (test) — This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the back of your eye. Dilating (widening) the pupil permits the retina to be examined for signs of disease. To do this, drops… …

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  • 103Laminaria — A small rod shaped piece of dried seaweed; when placed within the cervix, a laminaria causes it to gradually dilate (widen). The species of seaweed serving this purpose is Laminaria digitata. * * * Sterile rod made of kelp (genus L.) which is… …

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  • 104Test, eyedrop — There are many types of eyedrops and many types of eyedrop tests. One of the most common eyedrop tests is pupil dilation. This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the… …

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  • 105Insuffisance mitrale — Traduction à relire Mitralklappeninsuffizienz → …

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  • 106CŒUR - Cardiologie — Les maladies du cœur (cardiopathies ) et celles des vaisseaux représentent actuellement en France et dans les pays industrialisés la première cause de mortalité, avant le cancer et les accidents de la circulation. Au cours des dernières décennies …

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  • 107se dilater — ● se dilater verbe pronominal être dilaté verbe passif Subir une dilatation. S agrandir, s élargir, s ouvrir : Ses narines se dilatent. Augmenter de volume : Sa poitrine se dilate. ● se dilater (expressions) verbe pronominal être dilaté verbe… …

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  • 108expatiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. enlarge, descant, dilate, expand; rant. See diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. elaborate, enlarge, dilate, expound; see develop 4 , ramble 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To express at… …

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  • 109inflate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. puff or blow up, aerate; expand, dilate, swell, distend; exaggerate. See wind, increase,expansion, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To fill with air or gas] Syn. blow up, pump up, puff up, puff… …

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  • 110swell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. expand, dilate, bulge, protrude; billow; increase, grow, surge. See water, feeling, pride. n. swelling, increase; billow, wave, groundswell, sea, roller; rise, slope, knoll. See convexity,… …

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