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Show more- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Bones of the trunk The bones of the human trunk, 51 bones in all, consisting of 26 vertebrae, 24 ribs and the sternum. The 26…
- Beta adrenergic blocking agents A class of drugs, also called beta blockers, that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline…
- CCHF Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Pharmacology The study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their properties. Pharmacology is the study of the…
- Vision, binocular See: Binocular vision
- CA 19-9 A tumor marker initially found in colorectal cancer patients, but subsequently also identified in patients…
- Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome A form of mucopolysaccharidosis with the clinical onset before age 3 that is characterized by an inability to…
- Cardiomyopathy, doxorubicin See: Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy
- Intrafallopian A term meaning 'within the fallopian tube.' There are two fallopian tubes in female mammals, including human…
- Duodenal Pertaining to the duodenum, part of the small intestine. As in duodenal ulcer or duodenal biliary drainage
- Cell, T See T cell