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- Ayurveda India's traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda…
- Xenotransplantation Transplantation from one species to a foreign one. The rationale for xenotransplantation has included the…
- Essential vulvodynia A chronic, diffuse, unremitting sensation of burning of the vulva -- (the female external genital organs…
- Epidemiology, clinical Epidemiology focused specifically upon patients. Epidemiology is the study of populations in order to…
- Fine needle aspiration The use of a thin needle to withdraw material from the body. For example, this method is commonly used to…
- Ounce A measure of weight equal to 1/16th of a pound or, metrically, 28.35 grams. The abbreviation for ounce is oz…
- Smooth muscle One of the three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac). Generally forms the…
- Mental retardation and clasped thumbs A syndrome with the following characteristic features:(1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…