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DHHS
Acronym for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also known as HHS. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has two types of operating divisions: the Human Services and the Public Health Service Operating Divisions…
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Show more- Syndrome, piriformis Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis…
- Intradermal In or into the skin. An intradermal injection is given into the skin. Intradermal tests are a type of skin…
- Anemia, sickle cell A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- Co-morbid Pertaining to two or more disorders simultaneously
- Human herpesvirus 5 See cytomegalovirus.
- ADLs (activities of daily living) The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as…
- Caudal epidural anesthesia See Caudal anesthesia
- Ligament, medial collateral knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Duct of Bellini See: Ejaculatory duct.
- Pathophysiology Deranged function in an individual or an organ that is due to a disease. A pathophysiologic alteration is a…
- Phosphatase, acid Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Klippel-Feil phenotype See: Klippel-Feil sequence