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Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy)
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- Liver disease Liver disease refers to any disorder of the liver. The liver is a large organ in the upper right abdomen that…
- Chemosensory Pertaining to the sensing of chemicals, as by olfaction (the sense of smell). Diabetes and Parkinson's…
- Hematuria, gross Blood in the urine that can be seen with the naked eye. Hematuria may or may not be accompanied by pain, but…
- Fungus, foot Athlete's foot causes foot itching, burning, pain, and scaling. It is caused by a fungus and is treated with…
- Joint, calcaneocuboid The calcaneocuboid joint is located in the foot between the calcaneus bone (the heel bone) and the cuboid…
- Lues 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it. 2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old…
- Klippel-Feil anomalad See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Ter in die (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, tid means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for 'ter in die' which in Latin…
- Edema, lymphatic See: Lymphedema>
- Amino acids The building blocks of polypeptides and proteins