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- Amnesia, anterograde See: Antegrade amnesia
- Muscle, papillary Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae…
- Vaginosis, bacterial See: Bacterial vaginosis
- Intensivist A physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, usually in an intensive care unit (ICU)
- Compression fracture A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
- Warburg apparatus A device used in biochemistry for measuring breathing (respiration) by tissues. Tissue slices are enclosed in…
- Brain biopsy Biopsy of the brain. Removal of a small piece of tissue from the brain for diagnostic purposes. One way the…
- Cat scratch disease Cat scratch disease: A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The…
- Lipophilin See: Proteolipid protein
- Plumbism Another name for lead poisoning.