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Myocyte, cardiac
See: Cardiac myocyte
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- Crohn ileocolitis Crohn disease involving the ileum (the lowest portion of the small intestine) and the colon (the large…
- Fetal dystocia Difficult labor and delivery caused by the size (too big), shape or position of the fetus. Dystocia comes…
- Femicide The killing of women. For example, AIDS in Africa has been termed 'mass femicide.' Femicide is in contrast to…
- Enervation The act of enervating or the state of being enervated. See: Enervate
- Tension, intraocular The pressure within the eye
- Ut dict. Abbreviation meaning 'as directed' (from the Latin 'ut dictum', as directed). One of a number of hallowed…
- Mutant An individual with a mutant (changed) gene.
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) Ventricular septal defect (VSD): A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- Hemolytic jaundice, congenital Jaundice, congenital: Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red…