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Mutism
The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who was mute was said to be dumb, not in the sense of being stupid, but in the sense of being devoid of the power of speech. The term…
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- US Department of Agriculture A department of the executive branch of the US government founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln -- he…
- Transdifferentiation An instrument that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. A transducer can also act as a…
- NSAID Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. NSAIDs are commonly prescribed for the inflammation of arthritis and…
- Syndrome, MELAS MELAS is the acronym for Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes. MELAS is a…
- Lymphadenopathy virus Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the…
- Poisoning Taking a substance that is injurious to health or can cause death. Poisoning is still a major hazard to…
- Transsexual A person who desires or has achieved transsexualism. See transsexualism
- Gyn- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- Tuberous sclerosis 1 The TSC1 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC1
- Blood pressure The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is produced primarily by the…
- Test, CA 125 See: CA 125