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Reflex, pressor
A pressor reflex is a neurological (nerve) reflex that constricts arterioles (small blood vessels) and thereby increases the blood pressure. 'Pressor' refers to raising the blood pressure. The word comes from the French 'presser' meaning…
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Show more- Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the…
- Anatomical snuffbox A hollow seen on the radial aspect (the thumbside) of the dorsum (the back) of the wrist when the thumb is…
- Twenty-twenty Perfectly normal vision. From the ability to score 20/20 on the test of visual acuity with the eye chart…
- K kingae Kingella kingae
- Auditory perception The ability to identify, interpret, and attach meaning to sound
- GCRC Gaucher's disease.
- HIPAA Acronym that stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a US law designed to provide…
- Immunization, mumps Mumps: See Immunization, MMR
- Pulmonology The study and science of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs. See also: Pulmonary medicine
- Test, CA 125 See: CA 125
- Familial Parkinson disease type 3 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Eponym Something named after someone. For example, a condition called Shiel's syndrome might be named after someone…