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Anatomy, gross
Better known among medical students simply as 'gross', gross anatomy is the study of the form of structures that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. Gross anatomy is distinct from microscopic anatomy (or histology) which…
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Show more- Morbidity Illness, disease.
- Flow cytometry Analysis of biological material by detection of the light-absorbing or fluorescing properties of cells or…
- Agenesis Lack of development of something. For example, agenesis of a toe means that toe failed to form.
- Heterosexuality Sexuality directed toward someone of the opposite sex
- Phenocopy 1. An environmental condition that imitates (copies) one produced by a gene. 2.The person who has an…
- Reversal of organs, total This condition (medically called situs inversus totalis) involves complete transposition (right to left…
- Radiation therapy, 3-D A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target it as…
- Atlas The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named…
- Heat cramps Heat cramps: Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is…
- Vaccination, DTaP Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Hematuria, gross Blood in the urine that can be seen with the naked eye. Hematuria may or may not be accompanied by pain, but…
- Disease, Lobstein's Osteogenesis imperfecta type I. An inherited, generalized connective tissue disorder featuring bone fragility…