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Chiropractor
Someone who practices chiropractic. Chiropractic defined as a system of diagnosis and treatment that is based upon the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the body's functions and holds that disease results from a lack of…
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Show more- Renal tubules Small structures in the kidney that filter the blood and produce the urine
- Sick building syndrome Sick building syndrome: A condition caused by exposure to various noxious agents that affect persons employed…
- Lauterbur See: Lauterbur, Paul C.
- Myoclonic twitch A rapid, involuntary muscle contraction, particularly near the eye. Myoclonic tics resemble, and may be…
- Wheal A raised, itchy (pruritic) area of skin that is almost always an overt sign of allergy. Not all wheals are…
- Chronic pancreatitis Pancreatitis: A form of pancreatitis in which there is persistent inflammation of the pancreas. NTER> Chronic…
- Reservoir, Ommaya A device implanted under the scalp that is used to deliver anticancer drugs to the cerebrospinal fluid, the…
- Fever, relapsing See: Relapsing fever
- Operating room A facility equipped for performing surgery. Abbreviated OR
- Intraductal papilloma A benign, wart-like growth that occurs in breast ducts
- Third cranial nerve
- Septum, nasal The dividing wall within the nose. The nasal septum runs down the middle of the nose creating two sides to…