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House surgeon
Literally, a surgeon in the house, the house being the hospital. The meaning of the term house surgeon varies significantly from country to country. For example, > >In the US, a house surgeon is a surgeon who works for a hospital and, when…
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Show more- Disease, Ramsay Hunt See: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- Transplantation, cross-species A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Toxo (toxoplasmosis) Toxo (toxoplasmosis): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…
- Genetic immunodeficiency disease See: Primary immunodeficiency disease
- Blindness, night Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the…
- Gastroentenologist A common misspelling of gastroenterologist
- Iontophoresis A transdermal delivery system in which a substance bearing a charge is propelled through the skin by a low…
- Analysis A psychology term for processes used to gain understanding of complex emotional or behavioral issues
- P in population genetics The frequency of the more common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (The frequency of…
- Gyrus, lingual See: Lingual gyrus
- Prostheses More than one prosthesis. See: Prosthesis
- Nerve, vestibulocochlear A nerve that is responsible for the sense of hearing and which is also pertinent to balance, to the body…