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Neuroradiologist
A radiologist who specializes in the use of radioactive substances, x-rays and scanning devices for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system. A neuroradiologist mat be concerned with the clinical imaging, therapy, and…
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Show more- Race An ethnic stock or division of humans. Naturalists and ethnographers have long divided humans into a variable…
- Chromosome complement The whole set of chromosomes for the species. In humans, the chromosome complement (which is also called the…
- Genetic code The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein. A, T, G, and C are the…
- Autolysis The enzymatic digestion of cells by enzymes present within them. The cells most susceptible to autolysis tend…
- Study, longitudinal A study done over the passage of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome…
- Structural scoliosis A fixed lateral (sideway) curve of the spine. Structural scoliosis often occurs from unknown factors without…
- Phagocyte A cell that can engulf particles such as bacteria, other microorganisms, aged red blood cells, foreign…
- Orthopox The family of viruses to which belongs vaccinia, the virus that causes smallpox. Other members of the…
- Disorder, central auditory processing A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the…
- Minor anomaly An unusual anatomic feature that is of no serious medical or cosmetic consequence to the patient. A minor…
- Glioma, visual pathway See Visual pathway glioma
- Hormone, estrogenic A female hormone produced by the ovaries (or an equivalent hormone synthesized in the laboratory). Estrogen…