VNS is a form of stimulation whereby electricity is applied to the vagus nerve to modulate the central nervous system. The Vagus nerve is the 10 th cranial nerve, which runs from the brainstem, through the neck, down to the abdomen. Like DBS, VNS is done by surgically implanting a neurostimulator in the chest, while running a wire around the left vagus nerve. (Efferent heart fibers exist on the right.)
Define tut-tutting. tut-tutting synonyms, tut-tutting pronunciation, tut-tutting translation, English dictionary definition of tut-tutting. intr.v. tut-tutÂ·ted , tut-tutÂ·ting , tut-tuts To express annoyance, impatience, or mild reproof: those fussy fellows at the State Department tut-tutting...
TURBT is an acronym for TransUrethral Resection of Bladder Tumor. This is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon operates on a person with a bladder tumor to take a biopsy, or a sample of tissue, although he may completely remove it. As part of the surgery, and in the case of cancer, he may also burn away any remaining cancer cells in a process called fulguration.