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- Storm supplies kit The onshore rush of sea or lake water caused primarily by the high winds that are associated with a…
- Aspiration, fine needle See Fine needle aspiration
- Medulla, adrenal The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- Laryngectomee A person who has had his or her larynx (voice box) removed. A partial laryngectomy preserves the voice. The…
- Typhus, scrub A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Macular degeneration Macular degeneration: A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina…
- Bulbar conjunctiva That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The…
- Scheuermann's disease A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and causes urinary tract disease. See Schistosomiasis.
- Sublingual gland The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located beneath the tongue in the floor of the mouth…
- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…