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Antibacterial
Anything that destroys bacteria or suppresses their growth or their ability to reproduce. Heat, chemicals such as chlorine, and antibiotic drugs all have antibacterial properties. Many antibacterial products for cleaning and handwashing…
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Show more- Bones of the leg, ankle and foot Are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. > >The 10 hip and…
- Ecogenetics The interaction of genetics with the environment. The genetic disease PKU (phenylketonuria) provides an…
- Hydroxyapatite crystal disease Hydroxyapatite crystal disease:The inflammation caused by hydroxyapatite crystals has been referred to as…
- Ventricular assist device A mechanical pump that takes over the function of the damaged ventricle of the heart and restores normal…
- Erythroprosopalgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Pituitary gigantism Excessive growth and too much height due to chronic overactivity of the pituitary gland which is located at…
- Allele An alternative form of a gene. One of the different forms of a gene that can exist at a single locus (spot on…
- Cesarian section, lower segment (LSCS) A Cesarian section in which the surgical incision (cut) is made in the lower segment of the uterus
- Outpatient A patient who is not an inpatient (not hospitalized) but instead is cared for elsewhere -- as in a doctor's…
- Syndrome, joint hypermobility See Syndrome, hypermobility
- Fecundity The ability to have children, usually lots of them with ease. Etymology:'Fecundity' comes from the Latin…
- Shock, toxic See Syndrome, toxic shock.