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Mentum
Medical term for the chin. From Latin. See: Chin
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- Etiology The study of the causes. For example, of a disorder. The word 'etiology' is mainly used in medicine, where it…
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- Carbuncles A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in…
- Cyclothymia A form of bipolar disorder in which the mood swings are less severe. See also bipolar disease.
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- Neprilysin See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- QALY Quality adjusted life year, a year of life adjusted for its quality or its value. A year in perfect health is…
- AC Abbreviation for a.c. (ante cibum on a prescription); acromioclavicular (shoulder joint); antecubital (crook…
- Bergstrom, Sune K (1916-2004) Swedish physician and scientist who was awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in…
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