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Show more- Horripilation Better known as goose bumps, a temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of…
- Valve, Spitz-Holter See Spitz-Holter valve
- Acute thrombocytopenic purpura The sudden onset of low blood platelet levels with bleeding into the skin and elsewhere. Acute…
- Sawyer's extractor A device designed for first aid that suctions venom from the site of a bite of a poisonous snake or lizard
- Tube, auditory The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Arabidopsis thaliana A plant belonging to the mustard family. See also: Arabidopsis thaliana genome
- Electrolarynx A battery-operated instrument that makes a humming sound to help people who have lost their larynx to talk
- Colony-stimulating factor A laboratory-made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells…
- Dystonia, focal, due to blepharospasm See: Focal dystonia due to blepharospasm
- Base-excision repair See: Base excision repair
- Post-traumatic stress Stress: An anxiety disorder that develops in some individuals who have had major traumatic experiences. The…
- Anthracycline A member of a family of chemotherapy drugs that are also antibiotics. The anthracyclines act to prevent cell…