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Scorpion venom
The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped with a venomous stinger. A sting can be fatal to a person who is allergic to it. The toxicity of scorpion venom varies by species…
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Show more- Ketosis-prone diabetes See Diabetes, type 1
- NCV Nerve conduction velocity. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Rhinorrhea Medical term for a runny nose. From the Greek words 'rhinos' meaning 'of the nose' and 'rhoia' meaning 'a…
- Right-handed The preferential use of the right hand for most fine manual tasks. Approximately 90% of the population is…
- Microsomia Too small a body. A child with microsomia has significant undergrowth. The prefix 'micro-' is derived from…
- Cold injury Cold injuries include chilblains, 'trench foot,' and frostbite. Cold injuries occur with and without freezing…
- QALY Quality adjusted life year, a year of life adjusted for its quality or its value. A year in perfect health is…
- HPS 1. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.2. Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Footdrop See Foot-drop
- Eugenics Literally, meaning normal genes, eugenics aims to improve the genetic constitution of the human species by…
- Electrophysiologic testing of the retina See: Electrophysiologic retinal testing
- Pneumatism See: Pneuma