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Amusia
The inability to recognize musical tones or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or be acquired sometime later in life (as from brain damage). Amusia is composed of a- + -musia and literally means the lack of…
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Show more- Nerve, first cranial The first cranial nerve is the olfactory nerve, the nerve that carries impulses for the sense of smell from…
- GIFT A technique in which the male and female cells required to begin reproduction are injected into the fallopian…
- Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Medifast diet The Medifast diet is a low-fat, low-calorie weight loss plan based upon the consumption of specific foods and…
- Urine pH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of urine. The pH of any fluid is the measure of the hydrogen ion (H-)…
- Alkalosis A dangerous decrease in the normal acidity of the blood. There is too much base in the blood and body. This…
- Peptic ulcer Peptic ulcer: A hole in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. A peptic ulcer of the stomach is…
- Hematology-oncology The diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases (hematology) and cancer (oncology) and research…
- HMS1 Homosexuality 1. An alleged gene for human male homosexuality. See: Gay gene
- Ba The symbol for barium
- Acid, pantothenic Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely…
- Trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia: Also called tic douloureux. Inflammation of the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial…