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Dermatoscopy
A noninvasive diagnostic technique for the early diagnosis of melanoma and the evaluation of other pigmented and non-pigmented lesions on the skin that are not as well seen with the unaided eye. Also known as surface microscopy…
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Show more- Nitrogenous base A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base. The nitrogenous bases in DNA are…
- Microtubule motor protein A protein that plays a role in spindle assembly and function or in chromosome movement during meiosis or…
- Test, pharmacologic stress There are a diversity of pharmacologic stress tests. Here this refers specifically to a pharmacologic cardiac…
- Engram An enduring change in the brain postulated to account for the persistence of memory. The term 'engram' was…
- Warshaw See: Warshaw, Joseph
- Defect, ventricular septal (VSD) A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles). Ventricular Septal…
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS. AIDS is a disease due to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Also referred to as…
- D (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates caution because the medication may cause drowsiness. While not a…
- Lithotriptor A stone crushing machine used to shatter kidney stones and gallstones by physical or other means such as with…
- Acid, fatty One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell…
- Osteodystrophy Osteodystrophy: A bone disorder that adversely affects bone growth. See also renal osteodystrophy.
- Inhibitor, ACE See: ACE inhibitor