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Test, Rorschach
A psychological test involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what a person perceives (reads into) in the enigmatic and highly ambiguous shapes. Ten standardized blots are shown one at a time to a subject and their responses…
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Show more- Yeast rash A slightly raised pink-to-red rash caused by proliferation of yeast, usually in a moist area such as the…
- Gy Abbreviation for gray
- Cystatin C A serum protein that is filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and that serves as a measure of kidney…
- Fabricated illness by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Sagittal A crucial large vein that goes over the top of the skull from front to back and then splits to take blood…
- Natriuretic peptide >A-type natriuretic peptide is secreted largely by the atrial myocardium in response to dilatation. >B-type…
- Chest The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and…
- Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip…
- Alopecia capitis totalis Loss of all of the scalp hair. Alopecia means baldness and capitis refers to the head. Alopecia capitis…
- Nausea Nausea, is the urge to vomit. It can be brought by many causes including, systemic illnesses, such as…
- Phosphatase, acid Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Euthyroid The state of having normal thyroid gland function. As opposed to hyperthyroid (overactive thyroid) and…