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- Unique identifier reporting In public health, a system that uses information such as the person's birth date and part of their…
- Therapy, family See: Family therapy
- Cubitus 1. The elbow.2. The forearm and hand.3. The ulna.From the Latin cubitus meaning elbow. The adjective is…
- Modafinil Modafinil: An oral drug first approved by the FDA in 1998 for the treatment of narcolepsy, a condition in…
- Purpura, Henoch-Schonlein See: Schönlein-Henoch purpura.
- Otitis media Otitis media: Inflammation of the middle ear characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear…
- Hamstring The prominent tendons at the back of the knee. They are the sidewalls of the hollow behind the knee. (This…
- Cloning The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing…
- Scler- (Or sclero-) A confusing prefix that can refer exclusively to hardness (from the Greek 'skleros' meaning…