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Microdosimetry
A technique for measuring the microscopic distribution of energy, useful with different types of radiation. Microdosimetry provides the scientific underpinnings for the measurement of radiation. It is vitally important to both radiation…
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Show more- Gland, thymus See: Thymus
- Reflex, patellar tendon See: Knee jerk
- Enkephalinase See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Accessory neuropathy Disease of the accessory nerve which is the eleventh cranial nerve. The accessory nerve supplies the…
- Pachydermatous 1. Thick-skinned like a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). 2. By extension, insensitive
- Fear of dust An abnormal and persistent fear of dust. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Aqueduct A channel for the passage of fluid.
- Sexagenarian Someone in his or her sixties. See also: Age by decade
- Hypotension, orthostatic A temporary lowering of blood pressure (hypotension) due usually to suddenly standing up (orthostatic)…
- Passive smoking The inhaling of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) by someone who is not smoking. See: ETS
- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…
- Tonsillolith A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. Also referred to as a tonsillith. These stones, called tonsilloliths…