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Show more- Stroke, silent Small strokes that do not cause any symptoms. Silent strokes still damage brain tissue. The most common…
- Denervation Loss of nerve supply. There are many causes of denervation. Denervation may be due to a disease as, for…
- Measly The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little…
- Inotropic Affecting the force of muscle contraction. An inotropic heart drug is one that affects the force with which…
- Granulocytopenia A marked decrease in the number of granulocytes. Granulocytes are a type of white blood cell filled with…
- Conjunctivitis Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane on the inner part of the eyelids and the membrane covering the…
- Baby, fetal alcohol syndrome See: Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Macroscopic Large enough to be seen with the naked eye, as opposed to microscopic. For example, a macroscopic tumor is…
- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Rh incompatibility The difference in Rh blood group types between an Rh negative mother and her Rh positive baby that leads to…
- CNS (central nervous system) That part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The central nervous system (CNS)…
- Circinate balanitis A form of skin inflammation around the penis in males with Reiter's syndrome. The skin around the shaft and…