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Quasi-
Prefix meaning seemingly. As, for example, in quasidominant, seemingly dominant.
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- Iritis Inflammation of the iris. The iris is the circular, colored curtain in the front of the visible of the eye…
- NIMH Stands for the National Institute of Mental Health, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S…
- Phytochemical The active health-protecting compounds that are found as components of plants. Currently, the terms…
- Grand multipara The term 'multipara' applies to any woman who has given birth 2 or more times. A woman who has given birth 5…
- PH, urine See: Urine pH
- Bone, wing Familiar term for the scapula, also called the shoulder blade or blade bone, the flat triangular bone at the…
- Mycobacterium chelonae A type of bacteria related to that which causes tuberculosis and which is commonly found in soil and…
- Migraine, common See: Common migraine
- Dyspareunia The medical term for pain during sexual intercourse.
- Placebo Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive…