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- Ampulla In anatomy, a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct. The ampulla of Vater is the enlargement of the ducts…
- Epididymis A structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis. The epididymis is a coiled segment of…
- Flying with diabetes A concern for patients with diabetes is flying with medications and supplies. Letters from doctors are not…
- Medical journal, first American See: First American medical journal
- Behind-the-ear hearing aid A hearing aid worn behind the ear. The device amplifies sounds more than most other types of hearing aids…
- Gingivitis, fusospirillary This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Bariatric physician A physician practicing bariatrics, the field of medicine concerned with weight loss. Also called a…
- Chorea Ceaseless rapid complex body movements that look well coordinated and purposeful but are, in fact…
- DNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is DNA rather than RNA. The DNA may be either double- or…
- FMDV Foot-and-mouth disease virus. See: Foot-and-mouth disease
- Psychoneuroimmunology The study of the connections between the mind and the neural, immune and endocrine (hormonal) systems. The…