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Ostium

Johnson Francis | July 6, 2008 | General | No Comments

Ostium

Ostium: Opening, usually of a blood vessel.

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Johnson Francis

Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal

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Author: Johnson Francis, MBBS, MD, DM, Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal

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