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Bruise
A bruise or 'contusion' is an traumatic injury of the soft tissues which results in breakage of the local capillaries and leakage of red blood cells. In the skin it can be seen as a reddish-purple discoloration that does not blanch when…
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- Sterilization, surgical Surgical sterilization is a contraceptive option for people who do not want children in the future. It is…
- African American An American of black African descent. The term may also be written with a hyphen as African-American. The…
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Junk DNA Noncoding regions of DNA that have no apparent function. The term 'junk DNA' is a disparaging one, expressing…
- Gland, tarsal See: Meibomian gland
- Type 1 GM2-gangliosidosis See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Retinal fundus The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Trabecula A partition which divides or partly divides a cavity. > >One of the strands of connective tissue projecting…
- Anthrax =4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Anthrax Main…
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is…
- Midget A very small person (or thing). Midget is a picturesque but somewhat disparaging term. It is the diminutive…