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Show more- Somatic mutation A mutation in a somatic cell, in contrast to a mutation in a germ cell. See also: Acquired mutation.
- Hangman injury (Hangman's fracture) A broken neck involving a fracture of an upper cervical vertebra similar to the injury suffered in death by…
- Collapsed lung Failure of full expansion of a once fully expanded lung. Medically called atelectasis. The word comes from…
- Strabismus Strabismus: A condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are not parallel and the eyes appear to be…
- Clinical social worker, licensed See: Licensed clinical social worker
- Agita Heartburn, acid indigestion, an upset stomach or, by extension, a general feeling of upset. The word is…
- Foramen A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of…
- Primum non nocere The Latin words for medical slogan 'First do no harm,' a fundamental medical precept of Hippocrates (ca…
- Gustatory sweating Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating…
- EBS (epidermolysis bullosa simplex) See: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex
- Transformation, genetic A process by which the genetic material carried by an individual cell is altered by the incorporation of…
- Chargaff ratios See: Chargaff rule