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Antiseptic
Something that discourages the growth microorganisms. By contrast, aseptic refers to the absence of microorganisms
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- Syndrome, scalded skin See Scalded skin syndrome
- Perinatology A subspecialty of obstetrics concerned with the care of the mother and fetus at higher-than-normal risk for…
- Nerve, facial The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Danlos syndrome Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), this is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint…
- Retinoschisis, X-linked See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Erythropoietin test Erythropoietin test: A test of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in blood. An abnormal level of EPO may mean…
- Chorion The outermost of the two fetal membranes - the amnion is the innermost --. which together surround the…
- PKD Short for phenylketonuria. See: Phenylketonuria.
- Bayes' theorem See: Bayes theorem
- Buschke's scleredema E: Scleredema