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- Roentgen, Wilhelm Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923), German-born, Dutch-educated physicist who first observed and documented…
- Alzheimer disease, early-onset familial Alzheimer disease that runs in families and strikes at an unusually early age (with its onset under the age…
- Cogan syndrome Arteritis (also referred to as vasculitis) that involves the ear. This condition is called Cogan syndrome…
- Host 1. The organism from which a parasite obtains its nutrition and/or shelter.2. An organism or cell culture in…
- Multislice CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Menkes syndrome A genetic disorder, also known as kinky hair syndrome, in which the hair is fragile and twisted ('kinky') and…
- Placental BMP See: MIC-1
- Rape Rape: Forced sexual intercourse; sexual assault; sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. Rape may be…
- Engagement This term in obstetrics refers to the sensation that a pregnant woman feels when the baby drops. This is the…