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Histo spot
A small circular punched-out spot in the retina at a site where spores of the fungus histoplasma (histo) seeded in the eye. Histo spots may be multiple, found in both eyes, and scattered throughout the retina. Histo spots in the macula are…
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- Emergency supplies kit An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Infant water requirements Water is an important part of a baby's diet because water makes up a large proportion of the baby's body…
- Testicular feminization syndrome Now more appropriately called the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, this is a genetic disorder that…
- Electroshock therapy See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Base excision repair A process of DNA repair in which an altered base is excised (removed) by a DNA glycosylase enzyme, followed…
- Cell, stem An ancestral cell, the most primitive type of cell. Stem cells are relatively unspecialized…
- Arteriovenous malformation Dth='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our…
- Curette A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word 'curette' comes from the French and means a 'scraper.'…
- Vertebra, second cervical The second cervical vertebra is called the axis. It is so-named because the uppermost cervical vertebra…
- EYCL3 A gene for brown/blue eye color located on chromosome 15. See also: Eye color
- Wheezer A slang term for a patient who is wheezing. Sometimes applied to someone having serious trouble breathing