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Basal temperature
1) Usually, a person's temperature on awakening in the morning. As changes in basal temperature accompany ovulation, it is often tracked by women who wish to ensure or avoid pregnancy. 2) A crude measure of thyroid function via taking and…
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- Penicillin history The discovery of penicillin, one of the major events in the history of medicine. In 1871 the scientist Joseph…
- Gyrus A convolution on the surface of a cerebral hemisphere caused by the infolding of the cerebral cortex. The…
- Irritant contact dermatitis Dermatitis: A rash brought about by constant irritation from a substance. For example, anyone who washes…
- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…
- Nurse practitioner A registered nurse (RN) who has completed an advanced training program in a medical specialty such as…
- Dehisce To burst open or gape. A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon…
- Skittling Street name for the high produced by abuse of the drug dextromethorphan
- Contralateral On the other side. The contralateral breast is the breast on the other breast. A stroke affecting the right…
- Flu, stomach So-called 'stomach flu' actually has nothing to do with the influenza (flu) virus. This term is sometimes…
- Coxa valga Inward curvature of the hip. Malformation of the hip at birth, such as coxa valga, can increase one's risk…