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MRI
Abbreviation and nickname for magnetic resonance imaging. For more information, see: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Paul C. Lauterbur; Peter Mansfield
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Show more- Obverse The opposite, the opposite side, the counterpart. For example, mania is thought of as the obverse of…
- Parasitosis Infestation or infection with parasites. See also: Delusional parasitosis
- Implicit memory Memory characterized by a lack of conscious awareness in the act of recollection. By contrast, explicit…
- EMG, surface Surface EMG
- Chloroacetophenone A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Blind spot In ophthalmology, a blind spot is: > >A small area of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye; this…
- Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate or reduce the need for…
- Endodermal Pertaining to the endoderm or to tissues derived from the endoderm
- Integrin One of a large and very important family of adhesion molecules that promote stable interactions between cells…
- Hairy-cell leukemia See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Barlow syndrome Barlow syndrome is mitral valve prolapse (also known as 'click murmur syndrome'), the most common heart valve…
- Age-related macular degeneration Macular degeneration: An eye disease with its onset usually after age 60 that progressively destroys the…