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Scler-
(Or sclero-) A confusing prefix that can refer exclusively to hardness (from the Greek 'skleros' meaning hard) but that can also refer to the sclera of the eye. Sclerodactyly, for example, is localized thickening and tightness of the skin…
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Show more- Hepatology The field of liver disease. The liver is the body's largest organ and hepatology is a large field. It…
- Sublingual gland The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located beneath the tongue in the floor of the mouth…
- Lecithinase See: Phospholipase
- Syndrome, temporomandibular joint Disorder of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) causing pain usually in front of the ear. Pain in the TMJ can…
- Anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Fenestration Literally, the making of a window -- fenestra in Latin (and fenetre in French) is a window -- fenestration…
- Ci (Curie) Ci is the abbreviation for a Curie, a unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive…
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor GIST. A type of tumor that usually begins in cells in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be…
- Gastric emptying study Gastric emptying study: A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…
- Trimox See: Amoxicillin
- Internal genitalia, male See: Male internal genitalia
- Midbrain aqueduct A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…