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Rehabilitation
The process of restoration of skills by a person who has had an illness or injury so as to regain maximum self-sufficiency and function in a normal or as near normal manner as possible. For example, rehabilitation after a stroke may help…
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- Scoliosis, nonstructural A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Y Diseases (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- DRE (digital rectal exam) An exam done to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a…
- Giant cell tumor, malignant A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- Change, single base A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Study, gastric emptying A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a gastric emptying study, a…
- Juvenile polyposis of stomach See: Juvenile polyposis
- CD10 A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity. CD10 is also known as CALLA (common acute…
- Classification of diseases See: Disease nomenclature
- DNA sequence The precise ordering of the bases (A,T,G,C) from which the DNA is composed. DNA sequencing involves…
- Saphenous vein, large The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…