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Show more- Otology The study and medical care of the ear
- Biochemical aspirin resistance The inability of aspirin to produce an anticipated effect on one or more tests of platelet function, such as…
- T-helper cell A type of T cell that provides help to other cells in the immune response by recognizing foreign antigens and…
- Colonic (noun) Colonic irrigation, the infusion of liquid into the colon through a tube in the rectum. It is claimed that…
- Alopecia capitis totalis Loss of all of the scalp hair. Alopecia means baldness and capitis refers to the head. Alopecia capitis…
- Scleredema adultorum A misleading term since scleredema can also occur in children. See: Scleredema
- Anorexia, cancer See: Cancer anorexia
- DNA replication A wondrous complex process whereby the ('parent') strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each…
- Ulna The larger of the two long bones within the forearm. (The smaller one is the radius). The ulna is on the same…
- Modeling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Brachy- A short head, one that is short in diameter from front to back. Brachycephaly is a frequent feature of…
- Opening, vaginal The opening to the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. The word 'vagina' is…