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Bronchopulmonary
Pertaining to both the air passages (bronchi) leading to the lungs and the lungs (pulmonary) themselves
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Show more- Amylo- (Amyl- before a vowel.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Amygdaloid body See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Off-label use In the United States, the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permit physicians to…
- Retinoschisis Splitting of the retina. From retina + -schisis (splitting)
- Mydriasis Dilation of the pupils induced by eyedrops. The opposite of miosis.
- FMO3 Abbreviation for the enzyme, flavin-containing monooxygenase-3. See Fish-odor syndrome
- Syndrome, trisomy 18 There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this condition have multiple…
- Naturopathic Pertaining to naturopathy
- Bony tarsus The bony tarsus is made up of 7 bones that are situated between the bones of the lower leg and the metatarsus…
- Bicuspid aortic valve Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve…
- Sabin, Albert (1906-93) Pioneering researcher on viruses and viral diseases who developed the oral live-virus vaccine…
- Urea A nitrogen-containing substance normally cleared from the blood by the kidney into the urine. Diseases that…