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- Seizure, focal motor See: Focal motor seizure
- Culdocentesis The puncture and aspiration (withdrawal) of fluid from the cul-de-sac, the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of…
- Conditioning, Pavlovian Named after the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) who conditioned dogs to respond in…
- Sterilization, surgical Surgical sterilization is a contraceptive option for people who do not want children in the future. It is…
- Apical The adjective for apex, the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. For example…
- Mad deer disease See Chronic wasting disease
- M.D. Abbreviation for the Latin title Medicinae Doctor, Doctor of Medicine. Sometimes written today as MD (without…
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve A nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of the thigh. Abbreviated LFCN. See also: Meralgia…
- Radioactive tracer A radioactive molecule that can be sent through the body's circulatory or urinary system, with its progress…
- Nonocular type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type III. See: Stickler syndrome
- Zolmitriptan Zolmitriptan: A triptan drug for the treatment of migraine. Marketed under the brand name Zomig.