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Physician assistant (PA)
>Medical histories and physical examinations: a PA is usually can perform histories and physical examinations that do not go beyond a particular level. >Laboratory tests: a PA can order any test which he or she is competent to interpret…
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- Leuko- Prefix meaning white, as in leukocyte (white blood cell). Leuko- comes from the Greek 'leukos' meaning white…
- Analgesia The inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.
- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…
- PKU, maternal A "sugar pill" or any dummy medication or treatment. For example, in a controlled clinical trial, one group…
- Embolus Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it. Examples of emboli…
- Barium enema Barium enema: A series of x-rays of the lower intestine (colon) and rectum that are taken after the patient…
- Magic bullet Or, sometimes, silver bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term…
- Schistosoma japonicum A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and that (like S. mansoni) causes liver and…
- Lyon hypothesis See Lyonization
- Genetics The scientific study of heredity. Genetics pertains to humans and all other organisms. So, for example, there…
- Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA's mission is to 'conduct research focused on improving the…