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Caudad
An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the tail or hind part. 3. Inferior to another structure, in the sense of being below it. Caudal is also short for caudal epidural…
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- Cephal- Prefix indicating the head
- ACNM The American College of Nurse-Midwives. See: Nurse-midwife
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) The American College of Surgeons (ACS) was formed in 1913 under the aegis of Dr. John Miller Turpin Finney…
- Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) baby Born very prematurely weighing between 401 and 1000 grams (about 14 to 35 ounces) at birth. Extremely low…
- Participant 1. In a clinical trial, someone who takes part in it. A participant may or may not have a disease. The term…
- Test, Pap A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- Saami health See: Artic health
- Myeloid Referring to the nonlymphocytic groups of white blood cells, including the granulocytes, monocytes and…
- Wilkins, Lawson American physician (1894-1963) who founded pediatric endocrinology. At Johns Hopkins Medical School in…
- Keratosis follicularis A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair…
- Syndrome, HELLP See: HELLP syndrome