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Cm (centimeter)
A unit of measure in the metric system which is 1/100'th of a meter. There are 2.54 centimeters (cms) in one inch. The centimeter is commonly used in medicine to state the size of objects or distance between points. It may seem senseless…
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- Cardioversion The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a…
- Snot A popular, perjorative, and somewhat offensive term for nasal mucus (mucus produced in the nose)
- Myelogenous leukemia, acute Myelogenous leukemia, acute: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic…
- Infantile paralysis (polio) Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease…
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- Glaucoma treatment (medical) Although glaucoma cannot be cured, it can usually be controlled. Medical treatment can be in the form of…
- Paralysis, facial nerve Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- Shunt, Glenn See: Glenn shunt
- Zygomycosis A dangerous infection caused by a water-borne fungus. Zygomycosis is seen most often in patients who are…
- Genome, bovine See: Bovine genome