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TORCH screen
Screening test for a group of infections known by the acronym TORCH which stands for Toxoplasma gondii; other viruses (HIV, measles, and more); rubella (German measles);cytomegalovirus; and herpes simplex. All of these infections are…
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- Klippel-Feil sequence Short neck, low hairline at the nape of the neck and limited movement of the head. Klippel-Feil sequence is…
- Biopsy, brain See: Brain biopsy
- Squawroot See: Blue cohosh
- ACG2 Achondrogenesis type II
- National Program of Cancer Registries A program administered in the US by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 1994 that…
- Osteology The study of bones. The branch of anatomy or physical anthropology that deals with bones. Bone-ology
- Morton's nerve entrapment See: Morton's neuroma
- Zinc acetate A form of zinc that has been used as an emetic
- Stratum corneum The stratum corneum as a rule refers to the outermost layer of the epidermis, which is itself the outer layer…
- Memory, anterograde See: Anterograde memory
- Binocularity The ability to focus upon an object with both eyes and create a single stereoscopic image. Binocularity…