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Corpse
A dead body. The term corpse is more often used in in mystery stories than in medicine which, for obscure reasons, prefers the term cadaver. Corpse entered the English language in the 14th century. It came from the Latin corpus meaning…
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Show more- Rate, maternal mortality The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number…
- Sacrococcygeal Pertaining to both the sacrum and coccyx (the tailbone). Teratomas are often in the sacrococcygeal region in…
- Y chromatin A brilliantly fluorescent body seen under the microscope in cells containing a Y chromosome when the cells…
- Fever, cat scratch A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease…
- Disease, von Recklinghausen Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Opium An addictive narcotic drug derived from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy. Preparations of opium were…
- Sterilization, surgical Surgical sterilization is a contraceptive option for people who do not want children in the future. It is…
- Children's immunizations Immunizations: In the United States, it is recommended that all children receive vaccination against: >…
- Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa A blistering skin condition inherited in both autosomal dominant and recessive manners and in which the…
- Roseola infantum Roseola infantum: Roseola infantum is another name for roseola, also formally called roseola infantilis. The…
- Ventricular tachycardia An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart…
- Myeloma A tumor of antibody-producing cells, called plasma cells, that are normally found in the bone marrow