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Xerostomia
Dry mouth. The condition of not having enough saliva to keep the mouth wet due to inadequate function of the salivary glands. Everyone has a dry mouth once in a while when they are nervous, upset or under stress. But if someone has a dry…
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Show more- Anteroposterior From front to back. When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in…
- Radial >Pertaining to the radius, the smaller bone in the forearm. The radial artery is so named because of its…
- Osteoclasia Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue, as occurs when broken bones heal
- Peritonsillar abscess A collection of pus behind the tonsils that pushes one of the tonsils toward the uvula (the prominent soft…
- CBC A commonly used abbreviation in medicine that stands for complete blood count, a set values of the cellular…
- Glenoid labrum A ring of fibrocartilage that runs around the cavity of the scapula (wingbone) in which the head of the…
- Family, nuclear See: Nuclear family
- Void To urinate. Just as we can void a check and empty it of value, so can we void our bladder and empty it of…
- Virology The study of viruses
- Stage of expulsion See: Second stage of labor
- Disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COPD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Bad air Any air considered noxious. Today, air filled with tobacco smoke might be considered 'bad air.' So might air…