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Ophthalmoscopy
Examination of the interior of the eye, including the lens, retina and optic nerve, by indirect or direct ophthalmoscopy. Indirect ophthalmoscopy employs a head lamp device to shine a very bright light into the eye. This is generally done…
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- Chikungunya An urban disease resembling dengue fever, seen mainly in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia…
- Large bowel Another name for the large intestine. The word 'bowel' originated from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage.'
- Fingers, six The presence of an extra finger, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This condition is…
- Ricketts, Howard T. American pathologist and pioneering infectious disease expert (1871-1910) who was the first to establish the…
- Filial 1. In genetics, the first generation that results from the crossing of two parental lines, as the filial…
- Analytic specificity How well an assay detects only a specific substance and does not detect closely related substances
- BMI A person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m) squared. BMI stands for body mass…
- Center, trauma A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma…
- Lipoprotein A complex of lipid and protein, the way lipids travel in the blood. Cholesterol, a building block of the…
- GJB2 A gene that provides instructions to make a protein called gap junction beta 2. Mutations in the GJB2 gene…
- Medical scientist A person who combines expertise in medicine and science. Medical scientists of note might, for example…