vascular bed

  • 1Vascular bed — The vascular system, or a part thereof: for example, the pulmonary vascular bed describes the blood vessels of the lungs. * * * vascular bed n an intricate network of minute blood vessels that ramifies through the tissues of the body or of one of …

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  • 2vascular bed — noun : the intricate meshwork of minute blood vessels that ramifies through the tissues of the body or of one of its parts …

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  • 3vascular resistance — n resistance to blood flow through blood vessels and esp. arterioles <internal vessel diameter is inversely proportional to pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance> see peripheral vascular resistance * * * the opposition to blood flow in …

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  • 4bed — 1. In anatomy, a base or structure that supports another structure. 2. A piece of furniture used for rest, recuperation, or treatment. b. of breast structures against which the posterior surface of the …

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  • 5Resistance, vascular — The opposition to the flow of blood across a vascular bed …

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  • 6Peripheral vascular examination — In medicine, the peripheral vascular examination is a series of maneuvers to elicit signs of peripheral vascular pathology. It is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with leg pain suggestive of a cardiovascular …

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  • 7Mynx vascular closure device — The Mynx Vascular Closure Device is an extravascular vascular closure device (VCD) whose deployment system is designed to minimize the discomfort commonly associated with closing the small hole in the artery following a catheterization procedure …

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  • 8nail bed — n the vascular epidermis upon which most of the fingernail or toenail rests that has a longitudinally ridged surface often visible through the nail also MATRIX (1b) * * * matrix unguis …

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  • 9nail bed — noun Date: 1893 the vascular epidermis upon which most of the fingernail or toenail rests that has a longitudinally ridged surface often visible through the nail …

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  • 10Cardiac output — (Q or or CO ) is the volume of blood being pumped by the heart, in particular by a left or right ventricle in the time interval of one minute. CO may be measured in many ways, for example dm3/min (1 dm3 equals 1000 cm3 or 1 litre). Q is… …

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