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Baseline
1. Information gathered at the beginning of a study from which variations found in the study are measured.2. A known value or quantity with which an unknown is compared when measured or assessed.3. The initial time point in a clinical…
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- Flat condyloma A manifestation of the secondary stage of syphilis that takes the form of broad flat wartlike growths in…
- Babysitter's elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Mesentery A fold of tissue which attaches organs to the body wall. The word mesentery usually refers to the small bowel…
- T cell, peripheral A T cell found in the peripheral blood rather than in the lymphatic system.
- Anotia No ear. The term 'anotia' usually refers to congenital (from birth) absence of the external ear, the auricle…
- Lentigo A type of freckle that is a small tan, brown, or black spot which tends to be darker than the usual…
- Hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal Rocedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Nodular Bumpy.
- Minor A minor is someone who is not yet an adult and, in a larger sense, it is something that is less than…
- Dystonia, focal, due to torticollis See: Focal dystonia due to torticollis
- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis