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MRI
Abbreviation and nickname for magnetic resonance imaging. For more information, see: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Paul C. Lauterbur; Peter Mansfield
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- Fauces The throat. The word fauces is the plural of the Latin faux meaning a small passage.
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- Atypical Not typical, not usual, not normal, abnormal. Atypical is often used to refer to the appearance of…