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Caecal
Pertaining to the caecum (also spelled cecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The caecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is…
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- Robertsonian translocation A common and significant type of chromosome rearrangement that is formed by fusion of the whole long arms of…
- Sequelae See: Sequela
- Daw Abbreviation meaning 'dispense as written.' One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have…
- Astrocytoma A tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes. The location…
- Arterial tension The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure
- Rhinitis Acute Inflammation of the nose that occurs for only a few days. Typically this is caused by a virus ('a cold'); if…
- Blot, Western A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins. Called a Western blot merely…
- Qualm 1. Sickness, disease, pestilence, or death. As in 'A thousand slain and not of qualm ystorve [not dead of…
- Computerized axial tomography (CAT) Cat scanning adds X-ray images with the aid of a computer to generate cross-sectional views anatomy. It can…
- Empiric risk The chance that a disease will occur in a family based upon experience (past history, medical records, etc.)…
- Middle ear infection, acute Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…