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Cupping
1. A cup-shaped depression, as in the head of the optic nerve in the eye. 2. Treatment in which a cup is attached to the skin surface, usually on the back and the air within the cup is evacuated to suck the skin in and increase local blood…
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- Anorgasmy Or anorgasmia. Failure of a male or female to achieve an orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse…
- Tick-borne disease >Babesiosis (a malaria-like infection) >Colorado tick fever (generally in the western US) >Ehrlichiosis >Lyme…
- Tuberculosis, dormant Tuberculosis, dormant: The presence of evidence for tuberculosis infection from a positive TB skin test in a…
- Antonio Maria Valsalva See: Antonio Maria Valsalva
- Twin One of two children produced in the same pregnancy and born during the same birth process. Twins can develop…
- T-4 cell A type of T cell that has CD4 markers on its surface and participates in the immune response by recognizing…
- Sanger Centre A celebrated genetics research center in the UK where much of the human genome sequencing took place. The…
- Occupational therapist A licensed health professional who is trained to evaluate patients with joint conditions, such as arthritis…
- Aphasia, amnesic See Anomia
- Laughing gas Nitrous oxide, a gas that can cause general anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of…
- Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids: See: Hemorrhoid.