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Medicine, geriatric
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and the problems specific to aging. Also called geriatrics. From the Greek 'geron' meaning 'old man' + 'iatreia' meaning 'the…
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Show more- Lysosomal enzyme An enzyme in an organelle (a little organ) called the lysosome within the cell. Lysosomal enzymes degrade…
- Emergency postcoital contraception See: Emergency contraception
- Death rate The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is…
- Olefaction Common misspelling of olfaction
- Cavy See: Guinea pig
- Excise To cut out. A laser beam may be used to excise a tumor, much as a scalpel does. The terms excise and resect…
- Tear film The liquid layer bathing the cornea and conjunctiva. It creates a perfectly smooth liquid outer layer that…
- Azotemia A higher than normal blood level of urea or other nitrogen containing compounds in the blood. The hallmark…
- Gout, tophaceous A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft…
- Stenosis, pulmonary The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…
- FBLN5 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 5. See: Fibulin 5
- Rape Rape: Forced sexual intercourse; sexual assault; sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. Rape may be…