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Prelingual
Before the development of speech and language. 'She showed that in prelingually deaf people (that is, those who had been born deaf or become deaf before the age of two or so), the auditory parts of the brain had not degenerated or…
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Show more- SJS Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- OAE Acoustic emission test) : OAE is an abbreviation for 'otoacoustic emission test' which measures an acoustic…
- Indifferent gonad In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be…
- Pyelonephritis Bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or chronic (slow, subtle, and…
- Radon A radioactive element formed as a gas during the breakdown of radium.
- Lice, pubic See: Pubic lice
- Lactase deficiency (LDH) An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of lactate to pyruvate. This is an important step in energy…
- Microscope, fluorescent See: Fluorescent microscope
- G G stands for guanine, one member of the base pair G-C (guanine-cytosine) in the DNA. The other base pair in…
- Ad lib Abbreviation for the Latin 'ad libitum' meaning 'at pleasure' and 'at one's pleasure, as much as one desires…
- Pain, back Pain felt in the low or upper back. There are many causes of back pain. Pain in the low back can relate to…
- Glycosylated hemoglobin Hemoglobin to which glucose is bound. Glycosylated hemoglobin is tested to monitor the long-term control of…