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Feet
The plural of foot, both an anatomic structure and a unit of measure. As an anatomic structure, the foot is the end of the leg on which a person normally stands and walks. The foot is a particularly complex structure made up of dozens of…
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Show more- QALY Quality adjusted life year, a year of life adjusted for its quality or its value. A year in perfect health is…
- Anemia, refractory Anemia (a shortage of red blood cells) unresponsive to treatment
- T (thymine) In genetics, T stands for thymine, one member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base…
- Gum disease Gum disease: Inflammation of the soft tissue (gingiva) and abnormal loss of bone that surrounds the teeth and…
- Pulse, cannonball See: Pulse, water hammer
- Cancer of the rectum See: Rectal cancer
- Muscle, papillary Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae…
- Histiocytosis X Now called Langerhans cell histiocytosis. This disease is subclassified into eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer…
- Refraction test Also termed vision test, the refraction test is an examination that tests an individual's ability to see an…
- Neurooncologist A physician trained to diagnose and treat patients with brain tumors and other types of tumors of the nervous…
- Deuterium A non-radioactive isotope of hydrogen that contains a neutron in its nucleus in addition to the one proton…
- KUB film An X-ray showing the kidney, ureter, and bladder. This is in reality a plain abdominal X-ray and includes…