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Qualitative
Having to do with quality. In contrast to quantitative (which pertains to quantity, the amount)
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- Photochemotherapy, psoralen See: PUVA
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- NHGRI Stands for National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the…
- Disease, Takayasu See: Takayasu disease
- LDL (low-density lipoprotein) A molecule that is a combination of lipid (fat) and protein. Lipoproteins are the form in which lipids are…
- Release, carpal tunnel A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal…
- Mutilating keratoderma See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Auditory integration training An experimental procedure for reducing painful hypersensitivity to sound. It has proved beneficial for some…
- Birth companion See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Pacemaker, artificial A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…
- Gulf War syndrome A highly controversial syndrome involving a constellation of illnesses experienced by 5,000 to 80,000…