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- Spirometry A test of the air capacity of the lung. The test utilizes a machine called a spirometer to measure the volume…
- Factor, rheumatoid Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a blood test for the…
- Carcinoma, hepatocellular A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called adult primary liver…
- Dipper A person in whom there is the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. The opposite of a dipper is a…
- Myo- (prefix) A prefix denoting a relationship to muscle. Myo- enters into many words and terms in medicine including…
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- Demulcent Soothing. The word 'demulcent' comes from the Latin verb, 'demulcere' meaning 'to caress.' Something that is…
- Solipsism The doctrine that I alone exist. The self can know only its feelings and changes. There is only subjective…
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