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Foramen, neural
See: Intervertebral foramen
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- Gram-positive Gram-positive bacteria retain the color of the crystal violet stain in the Gram stain. This is characteristic…
- Disease, Bright's Chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the kidney with protein, specifically albumin, in the urine…
- Institute of Medicine One of the National Academies of the United States. The Institute of Medicine conducts policy studies on…
- Toxoplasmosis (toxo) Toxoplasmosis (toxo): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…
- Dog heartworm Dirofilaria immitis. See: Heartworm
- Apical The adjective for apex, the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. For example…
- Genome, Haemophilus influenzae See: H. flu genome
- Pulse, cannonball See: Pulse, water hammer
- Esophagectomy An operation to remove a portion of the esophagus