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Chromaesthesia
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- Mainstream medicine Medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. or D.O. degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as…
- Type 2 diabetes See Diabetes, type 2.
- Tomogram A radiograph (x-ray) of a selected layer of the body made by tomography. A tomogram is a two-dimensional…
- Arthroscopy Arthroscopy: A surgical technique whereby a tube-like instrument is inserted into a joint to inspect…
- Ossification The process of creating bone, that is of transforming cartilage (or fibrous tissue) into bone. The human…
- Onychoosteodysplasia This is the nail-patella syndrome, an hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed (dysplastic) or…
- Counseling, genetic An educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk…
- NCS Nerve conduction study. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Phe Phenylalanine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- HSP Henoch-Schonlein purpura. See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Cavy See: Guinea pig