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Prospective
Looking forward. A prospective study or a prospective clinical trial is one in which the participants are identified and then followed forward in time
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- Aneurysmal bruit A blowing sound heard over an aneurysm, a widening of a vessel. Bruit is French for noise
- Eileithyia In Greek mythology, a protector of women who, with her mother Hera, was often called upon during childbirth
- Lys Lysine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Herbal 1. An adjective, referring to herbs, as in an herbal tea.2. A noun, usually reflecting the botanical or…
- Shock Shock: In medicine, shock is a critical condition brought on by a sudden drop in blood flow through the body…
- Colitis, pseudomembranous Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon due usually to the clostridium difficile (C.difficile)…
- False rib One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Dual energy X-ray absorptometry Abbreviated DEXA. See: DXA
- Operation, Macewen A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon in Glascow…
- STS Commonly used abbreviation for 'sequence tagged site.' A short (200 to 500 base pair) DNA sequence that…