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Clinical research trials
Clinical research trials: Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices by monitoring their effects on large groups of people. Clinical research trials may be conducted by government health agencies such…
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- PARK9 Familial Parkinson disease type 9
- Color hearing A form of chromesthesia in which hearing a musical tone elicits the perception of a color. In one case, an…
- Antiandrogen A drug that blocks the action of androgens (male sex hormones). Antiandrogens are sometimes used in the…
- Cubitus 1. The elbow.2. The forearm and hand.3. The ulna.From the Latin cubitus meaning elbow. The adjective is…
- RLL Acronym for the right lower lobe (of the lung). The right lung has three lobes: the right upper lobe (RUL)…
- Cutaneous papilloma A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost…
- Cochleae The plural of cochlea
- Biliary compression Abnormal pressure on the biliary tree compromising the normal drainage of bile
- Anti-CCP See: Citrulline antibody
- Delivery, footling There are single-footling or double-footling deliveries depending upon whether the presenting part of the…
- Contusion Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are…