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- Contraindication >An absolute contraindication is a situation which makes a particular treatment or procedure absolutely…
- NTD Neural tube defect, a major birth defect caused by abnormal development of the neural tube, the structure…
- Oxycodone Oxycodone: Oxycodone is the active ingredient in OxyContin. Oxycodone is an opioid, a close relative of…
- Daltonism Colorblindness of the red-green type (also known as deuteranopia or deuteranomaly). The term 'Daltonism' is…
- Tumor grade The degree of abnormality of cancer cells, a measure of differentiation, the extent to which cancer cells are…
- Chorioangioma, placental A benign vascular (blood vessel) tumor of the placenta (afterbirth). Large chorioangiomas cause complications…
- Weighing, hydrostatic See: Underwater weighing
- Salmonella Salmonella: A group of bacteria that cause typhoid fever and a number of other illnesses, including food…
- Schistosome A parasitic trematode worm contracted from infested water that is capable of causing liver, gastrointestinal…
- Sympathetic nervous system A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise…
- Bone cyst, aneurysmal A benign lesion in a bone that contains connective tissue and blood inside a thin bony shell and that acts…