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NEP
1. Neutral endopeptidase. See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.2. Neuroepithelial
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- Influenza, Spanish See: Spanish flu
- Polio vaccine, killed See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
- HHV-4 Human herpesvirus 4. See Epstein-Barr virus.
- Malleability, brain See Neuroplasticity
- Night blindness Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the…
- SPECT scan Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates…
- Engagement This term in obstetrics refers to the sensation that a pregnant woman feels when the baby drops. This is the…
- The South Beach Diet The South Beach Diet is a weight loss plan described by cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD in a best-selling…
- Pachyonychia congenita of the Jadassohn-Lewandowsk E: This is a type of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic features include…
- Popliteal pterygium syndrome An inherited condition with a web behind the knee. (A pterygium is a winglike triangular membrane). The…
- Parathyroid adenoma A small tumor of the parathyroid gland and the most common disorder of the gland. Parathyroid adenomas are…