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- Electrocardiogram Electrocardiogram: A recording of the electrical activity of the heart. An electrocardiogram is a simple…
- LOD score In genetics, a statistical estimate of whether two loci (the sites of genes) are likely to lie near each…
- Crocodile tears syndrome Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…
- Vaccine, live polio See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Endorectal MRI An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done from inside the rectum. To do such as MRI, a surface coil within an…
- Periodontics Periodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases…
- Chargaff rule The rule that in DNA there is always equality in quantity between the bases A and T and between the bases G…
- Psycho-oncology The psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. Psycho-oncology addresses the two major…
- Cervical cerclage The surgical placement of a purse-string suture around an incompetent cervix, one that is abnormally liable…