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MRI, endorectal
An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done from inside the rectum. To do such as MRI, a surface coil within an inflated latex balloon can be positioned in the rectum. The MRI is read (interpreted) and specific areas of suspicion are…
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- CD8+ T cell See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem)…
- Expectorant A medication that helps bring up mucus and other material from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea. An example of…
- Ingelfinger rule The policy of considering a manuscript for publication only if its substance has not been submitted or…
- Meatus, female urethral The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Pharmacology The study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their properties. Pharmacology is the study of the…
- Genome, Vibrio cholerae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- Genetics of Parkinson disease See: Forensic genetics.
- T cell, peripheral A T cell found in the peripheral blood rather than in the lymphatic system.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders Stroke (NINDS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NINDS's mission is to 'support and…
- Craniopharyngioma A type of benign brain tumor that emerges develops from embryonic tissue that forms part of the pituitary…