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Lab
Short for a laboratory (or a Labrador retriever)
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Show more- Sex region Y A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region which goes by the symbol…
- Diaper rash Diaper rash: Also called 'diaper dermatitis,' a diaper rash is a skin inflammatory reaction localized to the…
- Pediculosis Infested with lice. See also: Head lice; Pubic lice
- Snake 1. A long limbless scaly reptile, some being poisonous. 2. The symbol of rejuvenation and healing in many…
- Synovectomy Surgical removal of the joint lining. A synovectomy may be done to remove the inflamed lining of a joint in…
- Abducent nerve A small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye…
- Video-assisted surgery A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Ecstatic Pertaining to ecstasy, a state of rapture and trancelike elation
- Male chromosome complement The large majority of males have a 46, XY chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including an X and a Y…
- Venous claudication Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the veins, from the legs
- Cystatin C A serum protein that is filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and that serves as a measure of kidney…
- Male chromosome See: Y chromosome