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Amelioration
Not a word confined to medicine but a word used in medicine, amelioration is synonymous with improvement. If a patient's condition shows amelioration, the patient is clearly better -- there is some improvement in her or his condition…
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- Malady From the French maladie for illness.
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- Sartorius muscle The long band of muscle that stretches from the calf to the pelvis. It moves the thigh and, by extension, the…
- Child health Child health is the purview of pediatrics. 'Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and…
- Vertebra A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12…
- Gelineau syndrome A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Named for a French…
- Laryngectomy, total A surgical procedure in which the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma opening into the larynx is…
- Oligohydramnios Scant amniotic fluid: less than usual.
- Myotonic dystrophy 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Innervate To supply with nerves. It is a little known fact that the cornea is the most densely innervated tissue in the…
- Bacteriology The science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture…