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Affective disorder, seasonal (SAD)
Depression that tends to occur (and recur) as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. It is believed that affected persons react adversely to the decreasing amounts of light and the colder temperatures as the fall and winter…
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Show more- Salt In medicine, salt usually refers to sodium chloride, table salt, used for seasoning food, for the…
- Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia ASAT. See: Pagon syndrome
- Small bowel Another name for the small intestine. The word 'bowel' originated from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage.'
- Compound microscope A microscope which consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the…
- Goiter, toxic multinodular Condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are overactive and produce excess…
- Somatic mutation A mutation in a somatic cell, in contrast to a mutation in a germ cell. See also: Acquired mutation.
- Laparotomy An operation to open the abdomen. The word 'laparotomy' was first used to designate this operation in 1878 by…
- Urothelium The lining of the ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. NTER>
- Soft sore See: Chancroid
- Contraceptive, injectable progestin Injectable progestin (Depo-Provera) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Paternal 1. Pertaining to the father as, for example, a paternal age effect.2. Related through the father as, for…
- Neuromuscular Pertaining to both nerves and muscles, as in neuromuscular blockade by an anesthetic agent, the neuromuscular…