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Show more- Cancer, larynx Cancer of the voice box (the larynx) which is located at the top of the windpipe (trachea). Also called…
- Diphtheria Diphtheria: An acute infectious disease that typically strikes the upper respiratory tract including the…
- Anaplastology The art and science of restoring a malformed or absent part of the human body through artificial means. An…
- Neonate A newborn baby.
- Fluctuating rib One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Addiction, computer See: Computer addiction
- Culture A culture is the propagation of microorganisms in a growth media. Any body tissue or fluid can be evaluated…
- Polio vaccine, killed See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
- Centromere The cinched 'waist' of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the…
- Binaural Relating to both ears. From the Latin bini, a pair, + auris, ear = a pair (of) ears = both ears. Synonymous…
- SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) The sudden and unexpected death of a baby with no known illness, typically affecting sleeping infants between…
- Hydrocephalus, communicating Hydrocephalus in which there is no obstruction to the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Specifically…