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Of or relating to the surface or outer part of a body or organ; external.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt means away from the centre. Peripheral nerves are nerves that are near to the outside of the body.
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What is the medical term pvd?
Peripheral Vascular Disease.It is disaese of peripheral arteries.Commonest is atherosclerotic diasease.
What is the medical term meaning Benign tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath?
A benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a schwannoma or neurofibroma.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal condition in which the extremities are blue?
Peripheral cyanosis is a medical term for the condition of blue extremities.
What is the medical term definition of diastole?
Diastole is the lowest blood pressure measured in the peripheral arterial supply.
What is the medical term meaning degeneration of nerves supplying the extremities?
Peripheral neuropathy is deneration of the nurse supplying the extremities.
What is peripheral vascular disease?
vascular disease (as Raynaud's disease and Buerger's disease) affecting blood vessels outside of the heart and especially those vessels supplying the extremities
What is the explanation for the term total peripheral resistance?
Total peripheral resistance is the sum of the resistance of all peripheral vasculature in the systemic circulation.
What does the medical abbreviation PAD mean?
PAD stands for peripheral arterial disease.P.A.D. means Peripheral Arterial Disease
What is the term peripheral mean?
Around the edges.
Opposite of peripheral directional term for humans?
central?
What is an explanation of the term peripheral devices?
periperal is a device that is in the computer
What does the medical abbreviation PNS mean?
PNS means peripheral nervous system.
