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Hospital
It may seem unnecessary to define a 'hospital' since everyone knows the nature of a hospital. A hospital began as a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm, or young. The word 'hospital' comes from the Latin 'hospes' which…
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Show more- GI tract Short for gastrointestinal tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract
- Thymus A lymphoid organ situated in the center of the upper chest just behind the sternum (breastbone). It is in the…
- Syndrome, chromosome 4p- The 4p- syndrome or Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short…
- Colonic (noun) Colonic irrigation, the infusion of liquid into the colon through a tube in the rectum. It is claimed that…
- Typhus One of a group of acute infections caused by rickettsiae, transmitted by arthropods (lice, fleas, mites), and…
- Aneurysm, berry A berry aneurysm is a small outpouching (aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically occurs at the…
- Stem cell, sperm See: Sperm stem cell
- Quadriplegic Pertaining to quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs -- both arms and both legs), as from a high spinal…
- Phlebitis Inflammation of a vein. With phlebitis, there is infiltration of the walls of the vein and, usually, the…
- Mucolipidosis III A type of mucolipidosis characterized by deficiency of the enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase…
- Employment Retirement Income Security Act See: ERISA
- Neurobiological disorder An illness of the nervous system caused by genetic, metabolic, or other biological factors. Many illnesses…