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- Ethmoid sinus A collection of air cells within the ethmoid bone, a spongy bone which makes up the front of the floor of the…
- Neuralgia, sphenopalatine A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Smallpox vaccine A vaccine containing a live virus called vaccinia used to prevent smallpox. The vaccine does not contain the…
- BSL-3 Biosafety level 3. A level of biosafety considered appropriate for agents that may be transmitted by the…
- MEF2A A transcription factor that participates in vascular development. MEF2A is a member of the myocyte enhancer…
- Rate, death The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is…
- Bummed out Slang term for depression. For more, see: Depression
- Tympanum In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a…
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Jellyfish sting : The injection into the skin of venom from the stinging unit (the nematocyst) of the jellyfish. The…