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- Single palmar flexion crease See: Simian crease
- In situ, carcinoma Cancer that involves only the place in which it began and has not spread. Carcinoma in situ is an early-stage…
- Convulsion An abnormal, involuntary contraction of the muscles most typically seen with certain seizure disorders. The…
- Mean cell hemoglobin Hemoglobin: The average amount of hemoglobin in the average red cell. The mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) is a…
- Typhus, louse-borne See: Typhus, epidemic
- Subluxation Partial dislocation of a joint. A complete dislocation is a luxation
- Surgery, stereotactic Surgery in which a system of three- dimensional coordinates is used to locate the site to be operated on…
- Endarterectomy An operation to clean out an artery and restore normal blood flow through the artery. An endarterectomy is…
- DSM Abbreviation for the 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,' a comprehensive classification…
- Paracentesis The removal of fluid from a body cavity using a needle, trocar, cannula, or other hollow instrument. A…
- Isotope A form of a chemical element with the same atomic number as another element but having a different atomic…