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- Palmar Pertaining to the palm (the grasping side) of the hand. The ancient Romans used the word 'palma' for the…
- Wagner syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Vasomotor rhinitis Inflammation of the nose (rhinitis) due to abnormal neuronal (nerve) control of the blood vessels in the…
- Tick, Rocky Mountain wood See Rocky Mountain wood tick
- Koplik's spots Little spots inside the mouth that are highly characteristic of the early phase of measles (rubeola). The…
- Qualify In medicine, to finish training. One of the first women to receive a medical degree (albeit pretending to be…
- Syncope, defecation The temporary loss of consciousness upon defecating (having a bowel movement). Syncope is the temporary loss…
- Heart-lung machine A machine that does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (oxygenate the blood). Used, for…
- Weaver syndrome An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual…
- Apophenia In psychology, the perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated things. Apophenia can be a…
- Gray matter The cortex of the brain which contains nerve cell bodies. The gray matter is in contrast to the white matter…