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The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel waste). Coprolalia is a typical symptom of Tourette syndrome, a condition that has its onset in childhood and is characterized by…
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Show more- Dose, absorbed In radiology, the absorbed dose is the amount of energy that is deposited in any material by ionizing…
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitor One of a potent class of medications used to treat depression. Abbreviated MAOI.
- Branchial cyst Branchial cyst: Also called a branchial cleft cyst, this is a cavity that is a remnant from embryologic…
- Adenoids Masses of lymphoid tissue in the upper part of throat behind the nose.
- BSL-4 Biosafety level 4. The highest level of biosafety. This level is used for the diagnosis of exotic agents such…
- Cerebellum The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. The cerebellum…
- Test, auditory brainstem response A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Nulliparous Never having given birth to a child.
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor See: Cox-1 inhibitor; Cox-2 inhibitor
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia Acute promyelocytic leukemia: Commonly called APL, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a…
- Glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 See: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Central auditory processing disorder A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the…