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Tumor registry
Recorded information about the status of patients with tumors. Although a registry was originally the place (like Registry House in Edinburgh) where information was collected (in registers), the word 'registry' has also come to mean the…
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Show more- Bernard syndrome A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- Response, plantar The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- Reflex, Babinski An important neurologic test based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot…
- Orthomolecular medicine 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as 'the preservation of good health and the…
- Accessory digestive organ An organ that helps with digestion but is not part of the digestive tract. The accessory digestive organs are…
- JEB (junctional epidermolysis bullosa) See: Junctional epidermolysis bullosa
- Actinomycetes A group of gram-positive bacteria (order Actinomycetales) that produce various bioactive agents including…
- Abductor muscle Any muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body. For example, the abductor muscles of…
- Disease Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs)…
- Chemical menopause Menopause: Menopause induced by chemotherapy or other chemicals or medications. Chemical menopause is a type…
- Brain aneurysm Brain aneurysm: A brain aneurysm is a small outpouching (an aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically…
- Wolframin A protein encoded by a gene known as WFS1. Mutations in WFS1 are associated with Wolfram syndrome and also…