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Seizure, automatic
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- TSH Stands for thyroid stimulating hormone, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in…
- Intron Part of a gene that is initially transcribed into the primary RNA transcript but then removed from it when…
- Multi-infarct dementia Dementia brought on by a series of strokes. See Vascular dementia
- Serotype The kind of microorganism as characterized by serologic typing (testing for recognizable antigens on the…
- Clasped thumbs and mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia…
- Cancer, larynx Cancer of the voice box (the larynx) which is located at the top of the windpipe (trachea). Also called…
- BSL-4 Biosafety level 4. The highest level of biosafety. This level is used for the diagnosis of exotic agents such…
- Perineal Of or relating to the perineum
- Liquid diet The Liquid diet is the restriction of solid food intake, and replacement of solid food with liquids. In…