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Show more- Licensed clinical social worker A social worker trained in psychotherapy who helps individuals deal with a variety of mental health and daily…
- HPV See: Human papillomavirus
- Carotenoid One of a group of compounds that includes beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin which are…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7 ALS7. A form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation…
- Vesicoenteric Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and intestine or to a communication between them, as in a…
- Meter, peak-flow This hand-held device measures air flow (how fast air is blown out of the lungs). Patients can use peak-flow…
- BMD (bone mass density) Abbreviation for bone mass density and the synonymous term, bone mineral density
- JIP Juvenile intestinal polyposis. See: Juvenile polyposis
- OD (lens prescription) Abbreviation of 'oculus dexter.' Latin for 'right eye.' (The words 'dexterity' and 'dextrous' derive from…
- Psychodynamic medication See: Psychotropic medication
- Paterfamilias The male head of the family; the father figure. Paterfamilias is the Latin for father of the household. It is…
- Tear gland The gland that makes tears. An abnormality of the tear glands can impair the production of the tears and lead…