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United States Pharmacopeia
Abbreviated USP. A publication, established in 1820, that contains legally recognized standards of identity, strength, quality, purity, packaging, and labeling for drug substances, dosage forms, and other therapeutic products, including…
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Show more- Liminal In neurolgy, at the threshold of perception to a sensory stimulus. In other words, just barely perceptible to…
- Peripheral Situated away from the center, as opposed to centrally located. For example, peripheral vision means the type…
- Lacrimation One of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is…
- Contraction, uterine The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1)…
- Skin graft, pedicle A graft technique in which a piece of skin from a nearby area remains attached at one of its corners, while…
- Sex-determining region, Y See: Y sex-determining region
- Cyclosporiasis Infection with the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. See: Cyclospora infection
- PV Stands for polycythemia vera, a condition characterized by overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells…
- Agreement, arbitration See: Arbitration agreement
- Sever condition Sever condition: Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The…
- Pelvis, gynecoid The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Migraine Migraine: Usually, periodic attacks of headaches on one or both sides of the head. These may be accompanied…