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Drill, dental
A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1868, American dentist George F. Green added power to the drill with a pneumatic version run by a pedal-powered…
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- Prader-Willi syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome: A syndrome characterized by severe hypotonia (floppiness), poor suck and feeding…
- Sweat chloride test Sweat chloride test: A test for cystic fibrosis. See: Sweat test.
- Disease, Wilson An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper…
- Toko- (prefix) Stemming from the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining…
- Waterborne bacterial disease An illness due to infection with bacteria contaminating the water supply. Waterborne bacterial diseases cause…
- Trait In genetics, a trait refers to any genetically determined characteristic. In technical terms, a genetic trait…
- Ultrasound during pregnancy Ultrasound imaging has been done during pregnancy for over three decades. It has proven to be a very useful…
- BMD (bone mineral density) Abbreviation for bone mineral density and, the synonymous term, bone mass density. See: Bone mass density.
- Posture, neutral See: Neutral posture
- Siddha medicine An ancient system of medicine prevalent in South India. The word Siddha comes from the Tamil word for…