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Puncture, lumbar
A lumbar puncture or 'LP' is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system…
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- Category 2 storm See: Category two hurricane
- Multiple organ failure A term synonymous with multiple system failure and equally vague and nonspecific. See: Multiple system failure
- Achondroplasia Our Achondroplasia Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of…
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome See: Yeast genome
- Fever, chikungunya See: Chikungunya
- Th2 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Burning urination See: Dysuria
- Cerebritis Inflammation of the brain
- Peripheral vision Side vision. The ability to see objects and movement outside of the direct line of vision. Peripheral vision…
- Rat, rice See: Rice rat
- Pacemaker, artificial A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…