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Xeroradiography
The process of making a type of dry x-ray in which a picture of the body is recorded on paper rather than on film
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- Cilium A fine hairlike projection from a cell such as those in the respiratory tract. Cilia can help to sweep away…
- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
- LN2 Liquid nitrogen
- PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Neuropathy, hypoglossal See: Hypoglossal neuropathy
- Fever, relapsing See: Relapsing fever
- Botulism Botulism: An uncommon but potentially very serious illness, a type of food poisoning, that produces paralysis…
- Nutrition Nutrition: 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as…
- Hemophilia heterozygote See: Hemophilia carrier
- Euthyroid The state of having normal thyroid gland function. As opposed to hyperthyroid (overactive thyroid) and…