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Nurse, registered
A nurse who has completed a two- to four-year degree program in nursing, and provides direct patient care for acutely or chronically ill patients. RNs may further specialize in a particular area. For example, psychiatric nurses are RNs…
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Show more- Squamous cell carcinoma in situ An early stage of skin cancer. Also known as Bowen's disease. This is a tumor that develops from the squamous…
- Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Balloon angioplasty Coronary angioplasty is accomplished using a balloon-tipped catheter inserted through an artery in the groin…
- Stain, Gram The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853- 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
- New, fear of the An irrational fear of anything new, of innovation, of new situations, places, or things. Also called…
- CEA assay Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the…
- Genome Database The Genome Database (GDB) is the official central repository for genomic mapping data resulting from the…
- Apert syndrome acrocephalosyndactyly An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull, face and hands and feet. There is premature closure…
- Dermopathy Any disease of the skin. Synonymous with dermatopathy.
- Nephrectomy The surgical removal of a kidney. A nephrectomy can be radical, simple, or partial. The kidney, the adrenal…
- Deafness with goiter Deafness with goiter: See Pendred syndrome