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Red-green colorblindness
A form of colorblindness in which red and green are perceived as identical. This is the most common type of colorblindness. It is inherited in an X-linked recessive manner and affects 6% of males. It is also known as deutan colorblindness…
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Show more- Floating-Harbor syndrome A genetic condition characterized by the triad of short stature apparent at birth with significantly delayed…
- Dipsophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol. Sufferers of dipsophobia experience undue anxiety about…
- Electronystagmogram A recording of the eye movements, usually done to confirm the presence of nystagmus. Electronystagmogram may…
- Qi gong ('chee-GUNG') A component of traditional Chinese medicine that combines movement, meditation, and regulation…
- Drug caution codes Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Rheumatism, psychogenic Rheumatism in which the patient reports inconsistent pains of muscles and joints that do not correspond to…
- BMRs (biological response modifiers) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Oryzomys palustris See: Rice rat
- Diaphragm (muscle) The muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen. The diaphragm is the main muscle of…
- Hypocarbia Less than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood. The opposite of hypercarbia
- Crypto Popular name for both the parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, and the disease it causes, cryptosporidiosis
- AFP (alpha-fetoprotein) AFP is a plasma protein that is normally produced by the fetus. It serves as the basis for some valuable…