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Tympanometry
A test that measures the function of the middle ear. Tympanometry works by varying the pressure within the ear canal and measuring the movement of the ear drum (the tympanic membrane). The word 'tympanometry' is compounded from the Greek…
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Show more- Focal Pertaining to a focus which in medicine may refer to:1. The point at which rays converge as, for example, in…
- Robotripping Street name for the high produced by abuse of the cough syrup Robitussin which contains dextromethorphan
- Keratosis pilaris Keratosis pilaris: Small rough bumps, generally on the face, upper arms, and thighs. Keratosis refers to a…
- Tetraethylplumbane Tetraethyl lead
- Vomit Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, due to the act of…
- Dexfenfluramine A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug, sold in the US…
- Recombinant DNA technology A series of procedures used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is…
- Category four hurricane A hurricane with winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt or 210-249 km/hr). Storm surge generally 13-18 ft above…
- Cryo-electron microscopy An electron microscopic technique that involves freezing the biological sample in order to view the sample…
- Homogentisate oxidase The enzyme encoded in the HGD gene. Mutation of HGD causes the genetic disease alkaptonuria. Homogentisate…
- Kartagener syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by sinusitis, bronchiectasis (widening and inflammation of the bronchi)…
- Dieldrin A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. See: Aldrin and dieldrin