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Show more- Ordre des Medecins The Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins. The French equivalent of the American Medical Association (the…
- Bacteriostatic Capable of inhibiting the growth or reproduction of bacteria. Different from bactericidal (capable of killing…
- Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Perinatal transmission Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) from mother to baby during the perinatal period, the…
- Naegleria infection Naegleria infection: Infection from an ameba called Naegleria fowleri that is commonly found in the…
- Leuk- Prefix meaning white, as in leukemia. Leuk-and leuko-, the form used before a consonant, come from the Greek…
- Yoga A way of life that includes ethical precepts, dietary prescriptions, and physical exercise. Its practitioners…
- Synaesthesia See: Synesthesia
- Negative calorie diet The Negative calorie diet is a weight loss concept based upon the premise that consumption of foods with a…
- SDF-1 An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Carcinogenic Causing cancer or contributing to the causation of cancer. Pertaining to a carcinogen
- Balanoposthitis In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis…