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Keratosis, senile
Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
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- Radiosensitive Sensitive to X-rays and other forms of radiant energy. For example, a tumor may be radiosensitive, and…
- Drop seizure See: Atonic seizure
- Nondipper A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status…
- Avian influenza Also called fowl plague, avian flu, and bird flu. A highly contagious viral disease with up to 100% mortality…
- Robust In statistics, a term applied to a test or procedure that is not seriously disturbed by violations of the…
- Hyperhidrotic Pertaining to hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hyperhidrosis is too much…
- BIA Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Mammary gland One of the two half-moon-shaped glands on either side of the adult female chest, which with fatty tissue and…
- Peripheral Situated away from the center, as opposed to centrally located. For example, peripheral vision means the type…
- Basophil A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse bluish-black granules of uniform size within the cytoplasm…