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- Fiber and diabetes Soluble fibers (oat bran, apples, citrus, pears, peas/beans, psyllium, etc.) slow down the digestion of…
- Innervate To supply with nerves. It is a little known fact that the cornea is the most densely innervated tissue in the…
- Diaphragmatic pacing See: Diaphragm pacing
- Genital wart A wart in the moist skin of the genitals or around the anus. Genital warts are due to a human papillomavirus…
- Cavity, abdominal The cavity within the abdomen, the space between the abdominal wall and the spine. The abdominal cavity is…
- Trp . Tryptophan. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Vein, small saphenous The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Peripheral neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy: A problem with the functioning of the nerves outside the spinal cord. Symptoms may…
- Postcoital contraception See: Emergency contraception
- Nephronophthisis 1 (NPH1) A childhood kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the kidneys involving…
- Pustule A pustule is a small collection of pus in the top layer of skin (epidermis) or beneath it in the dermis…