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Morton foot
See: Morton' neuroma
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- CTL Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- DSS1 Or Dss1. A small protein important to the process of error-free DNA repair by recombination
- Intelligence, non-verbal Innate or learned ability to understand and carry out motor tasks, such as solving physical puzzles. Also…
- EBCT (electron beam computerized tomography) A new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). EBCT, or…
- Defect, ventricular septal (VSD) A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles). Ventricular Septal…
- Coronary artery brachytherapy Local radiation treatment within an artery to the heart. Coronary artery brachytherapy has been used to…
- Tandem mass spectrometry An instrument used in medical laboratories consisting of two mass spectrometers in series connected by a…
- Respiratory disease, acute A sudden condition in which breathing is difficult and the oxygen levels in the blood abruptly drop lower…
- Atresia, anal Congenital absence of an opening at the bottom end of the intestinal tract. Also called imperforate anus…
- Ramus of the mandible One of the two prominent, projecting back parts of the horseshoe-shaped lower jaw bone
- Center for Devices & Radiological Health Abbreviated CDRH. Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)