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American Association of Dermatology
One of a multitude of professional societies in the health arena. The AMA (the American Medical Association) is a better known example in the U.S. Only a small selection of the many health-related organizations is given as a sampler in…
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Show more- Placental Pertaining to the placenta, the organ joining the mother and fetus during pregnancy
- Merkel cell carcinoma Carcinoma: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in a sun-exposed…
- LUL Acronym for the left upper lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is naturally…
- Ankylose To undergo ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint)
- Unilateral Having, or relating to, one side. Unilateral is as opposed, for example, to bilateral (which means having, or…
- Central line A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Polypeptide A peptide consisting of 2 or more amino acids. Amino acids make up polypeptides which, in turn, make up…
- Urination, painful See: Dysuria
- Arbovirus A class of viruses transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. The first two letters of…
- Purine One of the two classes of bases in DNA and RNA. The purine bases are guanine (G) and adenine (A). Uric acid…
- Pacemaker, natural Pacemaker, natural: The natural pacemaker of the heart is the sinus node, one of the major elements in the…
- Skin graft, split-thickness A graft technique in which sheets of skin containing the epidermis and part of the dermis are used