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Shotty
Resembling shot or pellets of lead, shotgun pellets and, hence, hard and round. The term 'shotty' was in use in the 19th century. It is now generally obsolete but it is still in medicinal usage. Shotty is very commonly used in describing…
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Show more- Psychiatry The medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness…
- Floater A blurry spot that seems to drift in front of the eyes but does not block vision. The blur is the result of…
- HIB This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Caudad An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the…
- Pregnancy, pernicious vomiting of Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Cell, T-4 A type of T cell that has CD4 markers on its surface and participates in the immune response by recognizing…
- Disease, Bowen's N early stage of skin cancer. Bowen disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- Ejaculate To ejaculate is to release semen during an orgasm in a male. The ejaculate (used as a noun) is the semen.
- Trisomy The presence of three copies of a chromosome rather than the normal two. The most common trisomies in…
- Greek medicine Medicine in Greece and the Greek world. The foundations of much of modern Western medicine lie in classical…
- B(a)P Benzo(a)pyrene
- Vulvitis, yeast A yeast infection of the external genital organs of the female (the vulva). The vulva includes the labia…