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Multidetector computed tomography
(MDCT) A form of computed tomography (CT) technology for diagnostic imaging. In MDCT, a two-dimensional array of detector elements replaces the linear array of detector elements used in typical conventional and helical CT scanners. The…
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- Toxicity The degree to which a substance can harm humans or animals. Toxicity can be acute, subchronic, or chronic: >…
- Snake stick A stick or rod with a snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios)…
- Neuropathy Any and all disease or malfunction of the nerves
- Syndrome, burning mouth An intense burning sensation on the tongue, often at the tip of the tongue. The burning mouth syndrome tends…
- Cancer Cancer: An abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to…
- Infuse In medicine, to introduce a solution into the body through a vein. An infusion is the therapeutic…
- Syndrome, Danlos Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint…
- Renal infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Recessive, autosomal A genetic condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of an autosomal gene, one…
- Stiff baby syndrome A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…