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- Prosthesis, cleft palate See: Cleft palate prosthesis
- Injection snoreplasty To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emotional sense. Treadmill machines may injure…
- Race-based drug A drug designed for a particular racial group. The first race-based drug was BiDil, a combination of two old…
- Kb Abbreviation for kilobase
- Varicella vaccination See Chickenpox immunization
- Arcuate neuron A neuron in the arcuate nucleus of the brain. See: Arcuate nucleus
- American Cancer Society (ACS) A 'nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health…
- Macule A small localized change in the color of skin that is neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules are…
- Subclinical disease An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…