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Lab test
A test that is done in the laboratory where the appropriate equipment, supplies, and certified expertise are available
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- Ultraviolet radiation Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation can burn the skin…
- Ear canal, self-cleaning Most of the time the ear canals are self-cleaning, that is, there is a slow and orderly migration of ear…
- Post-polypectomy After a polypectomy
- La Montagne See: La Montagne, John
- Fahrenheit Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point of water 212°F. The…
- Burn, third degree A burn in which the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation
- Syndrome, Johnson-Stevens See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Fear of heat Thermophobia. An abnormally excessive and persistent fear of heat, including hot weather and hot objects…
- Cranial nerve VIII The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the…