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Cachetic
Common misspelling of cachectic
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Show more- Tongue The tongue is a strong muscle anchored to the floor of the mouth. It is covered by the lingual membrane which…
- Block, caudal See Caudal anesthesia
- Antibody cross reactivity The ability of an antibody to react with similar antigenic sites on different proteins
- Insemination, intrauterine A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Thyroglossal cyst A fluid-filled sac present at birth in the midline of the neck. A thyroglossal cyst is a congenital…
- Epidemiology, classical The study of populations in order to determine the frequency and distribution of disease and measure risks.
- Formula, infant A substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively breastfeeding…
- Infection, meningococcal See: Meningococcal infection
- Velocardiofacial syndrome A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by cleft palate, heart defects, abnormal facial structure…
- Palpitations Palpitations: Unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. In some patients with…
- Base sequence analysis A method for determining the order of nucleotide bases in DNA
- Medicine, legal See: Legal medicine