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Tourniquet

tourniquet

(Science: equipment) An apparatus designed for the compression of the vessels of the limb. A loosely applied tourniquet can impede venous blood flow out of the extremity. A tightly applied tourniquet can also impede arterial blood flow into the extremity.


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Gene therapy - hemophilia?

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by raghda
Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:30 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Gene therapy - hemophilia?
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