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Dialectical behavioral therapy
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- Otoplasty Otoplasty: Plastic surgery to reshape the outer ear.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Ophthalmic artery The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the…
- DNA repair gene A gene engaged in DNA repair. When a DNA repair gene is impaired, mutations pile up throughout the DNA. The…
- Zygote The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum). The zygote…
- Receptor, T-cell A molecule on the surface of T-lymphocytes (T-cells) for recognizing specific antigens (foreign substances or…
- Cerebral herniation The abnormal protrusion of brain tissue through an opening when there is increased intracranial pressure…
- Fat, trans An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of…
- Prontosil The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the…
- Anorgasmia Failure to achieve orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse. Anorgasmia can result from many causes…