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Registry
Although a registry was originally the place (like Registry House in Edinburgh) where information was collected (in registers), the word registry has also come to mean the collection itself. A registry is usually organized so the data can…
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- Device, assistive Any device that is designed, made, and/or adapted to assist a person to perform a particular task. For…
- Biopsy The removal of a sample of tissue for purposes of diagnosis. (Many definitions of 'biopsy' stipulate that the…
- Tampon A tampon is a pack or pad used to plug, to stanch, to stop the flow of blood or other fluids. The tampon may…
- Ichthyosis, spasticity, oligophrenia syndrome Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease characterized by a triad of…
- MAM Menstrually associated migraine. See: Menstrual migraine
- Labial herpes Herpes: A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before…
- Rickets, vitamin D resistant A rickets-like condition caused by an inborn defect of metabolism, usually in males. Vitamin D cannot be…
- Phenomenon, knee See: Knee jerk
- Macrovascular Pertaining to the macrovasculature, the portion of the vasculature of the body comprising the larger vessels…
- Cabbage Soup Diet The Cabbage Soup Diet is a weight loss program designed to be used for seven days with the goal of a rapid…
- Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum A dull red raised area on the skin that evolves into a shiny scar with a violet border, most often on the…