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Pap Smear
Pap Smear: A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from the cervix, smeared on a slide and specially stained to reveal premalignant (before cancer) and malignant (cancer)…
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- Kirklin See: Kirklin, John W.
- Bariatric physician A physician practicing bariatrics, the field of medicine concerned with weight loss. Also called a…
- Prelingual Before the development of speech and language. 'She showed that in prelingually deaf people (that is, those…
- Familial eosinophilia An autosomal dominant condition characterized by an abnormally high level of eosinophils in the blood…
- Gonad, male The male gonad, the testicle (or testis), located behind the penis in a pouch of skin (the scrotum). The…
- Classification of diseases See: Disease nomenclature
- Nerve, second cranial Also known as the optic nerve. This nerve connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses formed by…
- Da Vinci, Leonardo The father of anatomic art. The architect, scientist, engineer, inventor, poet, sculptor and painter…
- Reiki ('RAY-kee') A Japanese word representing Universal Life Energy. Reiki is based on the belief that when…
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) A test-tube fertilization procedure in which a sperm is injected directly into an egg to achieve…
- Fire ants Originally from S. America. Among the worst insect pests ever to invade the US. Red or yellowish ants of…