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Mutism
The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who was mute was said to be dumb, not in the sense of being stupid, but in the sense of being devoid of the power of speech. The term…
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- Colonoscopy Colonoscopy: A procedure in which a long flexible viewing tube (a colonoscope) is threaded up through the…
- Immunoglobulin A A major class of immunoglobulins found in serum and external body secretions such as saliva, tears, and sweat…
- Phen-Fen The once-popular diet-drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine that, amidst much media attention, was…
- PA (physician assistant) >Medical histories and physical examinations: a PA is usually can perform histories and physical examinations…
- Iontophoresis A transdermal delivery system in which a substance bearing a charge is propelled through the skin by a low…
- Epistemic Cognitive. Pertaining to cognition, the process of knowing and, more precisely, the process of being aware…
- Heel stick A procedure in which a newborn baby's heel is pricked and then a small amount of the blood is collected…
- Disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome