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PX
Medical abbreviation for prognosis
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Show more- Cubitus 1. The elbow.2. The forearm and hand.3. The ulna.From the Latin cubitus meaning elbow. The adjective is…
- Acetyl CoA See: Acetyl coenzyme A
- Third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Optic nerve head The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina
- Brunhilde virus Type 1 poliovirus. Named after a female chimpanzee from which it was first isolated. There are two other…
- Microvascular surgery Surgery on very small blood vessels such as those only 3 to 5 millimeters in diameter. Microvascular surgery…
- Skin graft, full-thickness A graft technique in which sheets of skin containing both the epidermis and the dermis are used
- Interleukin-1 A protein produced by various cells, including macrophages, interleukin-1 raises body temperature, spurs the…
- Acanthosis nigricans A skin condition characterized by dark thickened velvety patches, especially in the folds of skin in the…
- Bicycle helmet A well-known but often neglected device designed to protect the head of a bicyclist. Helmets decrease the…
- Melanoderma Increased skin pigmentation, darkening of the skin. This is directly due to an increased amount of melanin…
- Conjunctiva The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel…