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MEDLARS
MEDLARS® is an acronym that stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System. It is a computer-based system of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) that allows rapid access to NLM's store of biomedical information…
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Show more- R-tPA Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. See: Tissue plasminogen activator
- Lumpectomy The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). Lumpectomy has…
- Acromioclavicular joint The acromioclavicular (AC) joint is located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the…
- Ischium Bone making up the lower down back part of the pelvis
- Sinuous Curving in and out; in a serpentine, wavy form; winding. From the Latin noun 'sinus,' which means 'curve…
- Small eye Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- Blister, water See: Water blister
- Auditory cortex The part of the brain that is concerned with hearing. The auditory cortex is the temporal lobe, which the…
- Aorta, ascending The ascending aorta is the first section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The ascending aorta…
- Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute: Liver failure in late pregnancy, usually from unknown cause. Acute fatty…
- Mucolipidosis I A type of mucolipidosis (see below) characterized by deficiency of the enzyme neuraminidase (sialidase)…
- Crick, Francis British biologist (1916-2004) who shared the 1962 Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology with James Watson…