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Orthoscopic
Having correct vision or producing it. Orthoscopic, in other words, is free from optical distortion or designed to correct distorted vision. This fits with the prefix 'ortho', meaning straight or erect, and with 'scopic' from the Greek…
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- Athetosis Involuntary writhing movements particularly of the arms and hands.
- Retinal detachment Retinal detachment: A separation of the retina from its connection at the back of the eye. The separation…
- TRNA Transfer RNA
- Trichuriasis Infection with the human whipworm, a nematode (roundworm) formally known as Trichuris trichiura. The third…
- Hibernation reaction See: SAD
- Quackery Deliberate misrepresentation of the ability of a substance or device for the prevention or treatment of…
- Syndrome, von Hippel-Lindau See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Intrauterine In the uterus (the womb). As opposed to extrauterine: outside the uterus. For example, normal pregnancies are…
- Laryngitis, reflux Inflammation of the voice box (the larynx) caused by stomach acid backing up into the esophagus. Reflux…
- Pavlov pouch At different points along the dogs' digestive tracts, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov…
- Rape, date Rape of a woman by a man with whom she is acquainted. The rapist is usually the woman's 'date' (escort)…