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BF
Abbreviation for 'black female' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical examination. For example, a WDWNBF = well developed, well nourished black female; WDWNWF = well developed, well nourished white…
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Show more- Section 1) In anatomy, a slice of tissue. A biopsy obtained by surgery is usually sectioned (sliced), and these…
- Melanoma of the eye See: Intraocular melanoma
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
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- Archaeogenetics The study of the past using the techniques of molecular genetics. The application of genetics to archeology…
- Urban typhus of Malaya Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Naprelan See: Naproxen
- RML Acronym for the right middle lobe (of the lung). The right lung has three lobes: the right lower lobe (RLL)…
- Vasculitis, retinal Vasculitis, retinal: The retina is the portion of the eye that contains the nerves of sensation that perceive…
- Hepatitis C Hepatitis C: Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is usually spread by blood…
- Mastocytoma A form of mastocytosis characterized by a benign nodular skin tumor infiltrated by mast cells. Usually…
- Insomnia, fatal familial See Fatal familial insomnia