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Transmission of the readings of instruments to a remote location by means of wires, radio waves, or other means. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientifi…

An integrated nano-scale approach to MEDICINE which involves concurrent diagnosis, drug delivery, therapy, and monitoring of therapeutic response.

An indicator of the benefits and risks of treatment.

The ratio of the dose that produces toxicity to the dose that produces a clinically desired or effective response.

A state of insufficient flesh on the body usually defined as having a body weight less than skeletal and physical standards, such as BODY MASS INDEX…

Aspiration of fluid or air from the THORACIC CAVITY. It is coupled sometimes with the administration of drugs into the PLEURAL CAVITY.

Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the pleural cavity.

Measurement of ocular tension (INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE) with a tonometer. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

A specialized form of transanal endoscopic surgery for microscopically controlled operations in the RECTUM.

Passage of light through body tissues or cavities for examination of internal structures.

Systems for assessing, classifying, and coding injuries. These systems are used in medical records, surveillance systems, and state and national regi…

Needle aspiration of fluid from the MIDDLE EAR through a puncture in the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.

The condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.

Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the ureter.

Forced expiratory effort against a closed GLOTTIS.

A two-part radionuclide imaging that measures VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO of the lungs often used to investigate PULMONARY EMBOLISM. Image acquisitio…

Technique in which endogenous ENVELOPE PROTEINS have been replaced by use of a chimeric vector. For instance a viral vector with SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIE…

A subjective psychometric response scale used to measure distinct behavioral or physiological phenomena based on linear numerical gradient or yes/no …

A measure of endurance tests that show how far and fast an individual can walk without stopping within a certain period of time.

The rate at which steps are made while walking.

Assessment of physiological capacities in relation to job requirements. It is usually done by measuring certain physiological (e.g., circulatory and …

RESPIRATORY MUSCLE contraction during INHALATION. The work is accomplished in three phases: LUNG COMPLIANCE work, that required to expand the LUNGS a…

A method for diagnosing a disease in one organism by inoculating the putative causative organism in a second animal of a different species. It has be…