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Peripheral means "away from the center." It refers to areas away from the center of the body or a body part.
For example, the hands are peripheral to the shoulder. The toes are peripheral to the knees.
Taber's Medical Dictionary Online website. www.tabers.com/tabersonline. Accessed April 26, 2021.
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Patients with breast cancer are commonly treated with taxane chemotherapy. Some very common side effects of taxanes, such as anemia and peripheral neuropathy, are often as not well addressed during treatment, resulting in dose reductions, dose…
The PERMET trial will determine whether metformin daily for six months improves six-minute walk performance in individuals with peripheral artery disease compared to placebo.
This is a multi-center, single arm, non-randomized, prospective clinical study using the Misago® RX Self-expanding Peripheral Stent for treatment of de novo, restenotic, and/or occlusive lesion(s) of the common and/or external iliac artery.
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer, claiming a disproportionate number of lives compared with the next leading cancers combined: breast, prostate and colon.…
UF Health Pain Medicine has recently begun offering the SPRINT® peripheral nerve stimulation, or PNS, as a drug-free, minimally invasive way to block chronic…
It’s a common refrain in the gym: No pain, no gain. Beneficial exercise isn’t always going to be a walk in the park — at least not for the millions of Americans who have peripheral artery...
It’s a common refrain in the gym. No pain, no gain. Beneficial exercise isn’t always going to be a walk in the park — at least not for the millions of Americans who have peripheral artery...