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Thoraxes
Plural of thorax
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- Speculum, nasal An instrument used to widen the opening of a nostril so the inside can be more easily seen. 'Speculum' is the…
- Genomics, structural The study of the proteome, the three-dimensional structures of all of the proteins produced by a species. In…
- Mourning The process by which people adapt to a loss as, for example, the death of someone near and dear. Mourning is…
- Contraindicate To make a treatment or procedure inadvisable because of a particular condition or circumstance. For examples…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Dermatoglyphics The study of the patterns of ridges on the skin of the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. Dermatoglyphics are…
- Palliative care 1) Medical or comfort care that reduces the severity of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing…
- Molecule The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance.
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