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Brainstem auditory evoked potentials
See: ABR test
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- Arteria femoralis See: Femoral artery
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- Cyst, ovarian A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results…
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- Lactobacillus A bacterium normally found in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina. Lactobacillus can also live in…
- Collapsed lung Failure of full expansion of a once fully expanded lung. Medically called atelectasis. The word comes from…
- Lattice dystrophy A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal…
- Stem cell, sperm See: Sperm stem cell