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Strep
Very commonly used shortened form of Streptococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See Streptococcu
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Show more- Denervate To deprive of the nerve supply. Denervate is the opposite of innervate
- Scrub in To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as for surgery. To scrub in implies the use of a brush (and…
- T cell, peripheral A T cell found in the peripheral blood rather than in the lymphatic system.
- Incurable Not amenable to a cure. Incapable of being cured, healed and made well again. Many pancreatic cancers are…
- Transmyocardial laser revascularization A procedure by which a physician uses a laser to make holes in the heart to relieve the pain of severe…
- Pineal region tumor A brain tumor on or near the pineal gland. There are at least 17 types of pineal gland tumors, most of which…
- Supernumerary placenta A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Acrophobia An abnormally excessive and persistent fear of heights. Sufferers experience severe anxiety even though they…
- Malformation, arteriovenous (AVM) An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Adrenal medulla The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- Catheter, pulmonary artery A light flexible balloon-tipped tube that is introduced into the pulmonary artery (the artery from the right…
- Fever, West Nile Fever, West Nile: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the…