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- SGA Small for gestational age. SGA infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine…
- Dynein A family of microtubule motor proteins that derive energy from ATP (adenosine triphosphatase) activity. The…
- Fear of sharks Excessive and persistent fear of sharks is termed galeophobia. Sufferers from this phobia experience anxiety…
- Cutaneous syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are joined together, and the joining involves only the skin, not the…
- Antidepressant >citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil) >escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex, Lexapro) >fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox)…
- Assignment of benefits An arrangement by which a patient requests that their health benefit payments be made directly to a…
- Purulent Pertaining to pus. Containing or composed of pus. The term 'purulent' is often used in regard to drainage…
- Isotonic exercise Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isotonic…
- Vallecula An anatomic term for a crevice, furrow or depression. There are a variety of valleculae including one in the…
- Pancreatic islet cell carcinoma See: Islet cell cancer
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