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- UNESCO Acronym for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- Oligo- (prefix) Means just a few or scanty. From the Greek 'oligos', few, scanty. Examples of terms starting with oligo-…
- Heart rhythm disorders Heart rhythm disorders: Abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat due to irregularities in transmission of the…
- Cardiac ventricle One of the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives blood from the…
- Giant hypertrophic gastritis A premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (the gastric mucosa)…
- Cold, common A viral upper respiratory tract infection. This contagious illness can be caused by many different types of…
- Acute myocardial infarction A heart attack. The term 'myocardial infarction' focuses on the heart muscle, which is called the…
- Porphyria A diverse group of diseases in which the production of heme is disrupted. Porphyria is derived from the Greek…
- Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…
- Momism 1. Excessive attachment to mom. 2. Conversely, overprotective mothering. The term momism was coined by the…
- Cervical Having to do with any kind of neck including the neck on which the head is perched and the neck of the…