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Polio
Abbreviation for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating disease caused by a virus. Man is the only natural host for polio virus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the throat and intestine. Small…
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Show more- Sensitivity 1. In psychology, the quality of being sensitive. As, for example, sensitivity training, training in small…
- Abortion, recurrent The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed 'spontaneous abortions') with no…
- Kidney transplant Replacement of a diseased, damaged, or missing kidney with a donor kidney. Also called a renal transplant…
- Proposita A female through whom a family medically comes to light (is first ascertained). Also called the proband or…
- Anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Auditory cortex The part of the brain that is concerned with hearing. The auditory cortex is the temporal lobe, which the…
- Sexagenarian Someone in his or her sixties. See also: Age by decade
- Lower GI series Short for lower gastrointestinal series. A series of x-rays of the rectum, colon and lower section of the…
- Runny nose Rhinorrhea is the medical term for this common problem. From the Greek words 'rhinos' meaning 'of the nose'…
- Laryngeal stenosis Narrowing or constricting of the larynx, the voice box
- Syndrome X See: Metabolic syndrome
- Anatomic orientation terms In anatomy, certain terms are used to denote orientation. For example, a structure may be horizontal, as…