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Spine
1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar…
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- Miliary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, miliary
- Pseudodementia A severe form of depression resulting from a progressive brain disorder in which cognitive changes mimic…
- Thalassiosira pseudonana An ocean diatom that is a major participant in the biological pumping of carbon to ocean depths and that has…
- Vesiculography The use of special X-ray equipment and a dye to examine the seminal vesicles and related structures…
- Test, rapid strep A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are present in the…
- Central retinal artery The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the…
- End-of-life assistant See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Wart, genital A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Coma Coma: A state of deep unarousable unconsciousness. Coma may occur as the result of numerous causes including…
- Psychodynamic medication See: Psychotropic medication