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Vital bodily function
1. An essential bodily function. 2. A key function for life. 3. A function required by most, if not all, people. The definition of vital bodily functions is prerequisite to the determination of death. But what are the vital bodily…
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- Parry's disease Toxic multinodular goiter. Named for the English physician Caleb Hillier Parry (1755-1822). also called…
- Disease, cystine transport Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- Under the weather Colloquial expression for sick or ill as, for example, to be under the weather with the flu. The phrase…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 2 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to mutation in the gene…
- Cutis laxa A dermatologic condition characterized by unusually loose skin which may hang in pendulous folds. Cutis laxa…
- Admitting physician The doctor responsible for admitting a patient to a hospital or other inpatient health facility
- Meningitis vaccine This term usually refers to a vaccine used to prevent meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the…
- Ultraviolet radiation Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation can burn the skin…
- Marsh fever See malaria
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Oculodentodigital dysplasia A genetic disorder that affects many body structures and systems, including the eyes, face, teeth, fingers…