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Radiation, food
See: Food irradiation
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- Follicle, hair See: Hair follicle
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- Cutaneous papilloma A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost…
- Asexual 1. Without sexual desire or interest. Someone with seemingly no sexual drive. 2. Referring to reproduction…
- Electro-oculography EOG. A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing done to measure the difference in the electrical potential…
- Oxygenate To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the…
- UDP-glucuronosyltransferase A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…
- Emetic Something that causes emesis, that makes you want to vomit. For example, ipecac is an emetic. From the Greek…
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome: A severe form of pneumonia. Abbreviated SARS. A term applied to outbreaks…
- Hysterectomy, subtotal The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy
- Operation, Blalock-Taussig A pioneering heart operation named after the American surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and the pediatric…