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Piss
A vulgar but ancient word used both as a noun and verb:1. (noun) Urine.2. (verb) To urinate.Piss is descended from the Middle English pisse, from the Old French pissier, from the Latin pisiare
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- Colonic (adjective) Relating to the colon, that part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum. For a…
- CDNA Complementary DNA. cDNA is single-stranded DNA made in the laboratory from a messenger RNA template under the…
- Ischemia Inadequate blood supply (circulation) to a local area due to blockage of the blood vessels to the area.
- Recurrent Back again. A recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission: a recrudescent fever
- Visceral Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart…
- Glucose, fasting blood Glucose, fasting blood: A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after…
- Salt In medicine, salt usually refers to sodium chloride, table salt, used for seasoning food, for the…
- Idiocy, amaurotic familial An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance…
- TRNA Transfer RNA
- Cystadenoma A cystadenoma is a type of benign tumor that develops from ovarian tissue. They may be filled with a…