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Crime scene investigation
The use of physical evidence at the scene of the crime and the use of deductive and inductive reasoning to gain knowledge of the events surrounding the crime. Crime scene investigation is multidisciplinary and involves a systematic search…
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Show more- Hypercarbia More than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Hypercarbia is the opposite of hypocarbia
- Range of motion The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury…
- Pediatric UTI See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Chronic pain L ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Chronic pain Main…
- CLIP 1. Abbreviation for Corticotropin-Like Intermediate-lobe Peptide, a molecule identical to part of…
- Non-inferior clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Neuron A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may…
- H. erectus See: Homo erectus
- Merkle cell carcinoma A rapidly growing type of skin cancer, correctly termed Merkel cell carcinoma, after the German anatomist and…
- Mucus A thick slippery fluid produced by the membranes lining certain organs such as the nose, mouth, throat, and…
- Glisson's capsule The capsule of the liver. A layer of connective tissue surrounding the liver and ensheathing the hepatic…
- Decease To depart from life; to die