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MDCT
Multidetector computed tomography
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Show more- Caudad An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the…
- Blueberry root See: Blue cohosh
- Gland, lacrimal See: Lacrimal gland
- Study, diachronic See: Study, longitudinal
- Protein A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base…
- Fixation, internal A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…
- Cognition The process of knowing and, more precisely, the process of being aware, knowing, thinking, learning and…
- Double pneumonia Inflammation of both lungs. Medically called bilateral pneumonia
- Sickness, morning Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day…
- Neisseria Group of bacteria that includes the cause of gonorrhea.
- Fever, breakbone An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Nail-patella syndrome An hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed or absent nails and underdeveloped or absent…