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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- Ulocarcinoma Cancer of the gums. It is often associated with the use of smokeless (chewing) tobacco. Diagnosis is by…
- LaCrosse encephalitis Enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. Persons with a deficiency of…
- Oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia See: Goldenhar syndrome
- T-suppressor cell A type of immune cells, also called T8 cells, these cells close down the immune response after it has…
- Aspirin A good example of a tradename that entered into the language, Aspirin was once the Bayer trademark for…
- Carcinoma Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover body organs. For example, carcinoma can arise…
- AMA The American Medical Association. The AMA's mission statement proclaims: 'We are the Voice of the American…
- Disease, Kostmann A condition with a lack of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection)…
- Acuity, visual The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…
- Osteotomy Taking out part or all of a bone, or cutting into or through bone.
- Thallium poisoning Poisoning with the element thallium which enters the environment primarily from coal-burning and smelting. It…
- Fever, West Nile Fever, West Nile: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the…