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Show more- Orthomolecular medicine 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as 'the preservation of good health and the…
- Cauda equina A bundle of spinal nerve roots that arise from the bottom end of the spinal cord. The cauda equina comprises…
- Efferent Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries…
- Pox virus See: Orthopox
- Amusia The inability to recognize musical tones or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or…
- Infantilism, Brissaud's An eponym that is little used (in the USA) for hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that…
- Nephrocalcinosis The deposition of calcium (in the form of calcium phosphate and calcium oxalate) in the substance of the…
- Post Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy)
- Nil disease A form of kidney disease preferably called minimal change disease. See: Minimal change disease
- Messenger RNA The key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino acids that make up…
- DTC Direct-to-consumer, as in DTC advertising of prescription drugs
- Somnambulism A sleepwalker.