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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
An agency of the US Department of Defense specializing in pathology consultation, education and research. The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) consults on many cases, including difficult, unusual, or rare tumors sent for an…
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Show more- Purpura 1. A hemorrhagic area in the skin. The area of bleeding within the skin, by definition, is greater than 3…
- Contraindicate To make a treatment or procedure inadvisable because of a particular condition or circumstance. For examples…
- Thyrotropin A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Ischemia Inadequate blood supply (circulation) to a local area due to blockage of the blood vessels to the area.
- Test, Gesell Developmental A measure of child development devised by the American child psychologist and pediatrician Arnold Gesell…
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Mendel, Gregor The great Moravian/Bohemian biologist (1822-84) who set forth the basic laws that constitute the foundation…
- Syndrome, Pisa A condition in which there is sustained involuntary flexion of the body and head to one side and slight…
- Foot-drop Dropping of the front of the foot due to weakness or paralysis of the anterior muscles of the lower leg…
- Virus, JC JC virus
- Sign Any objective evidence of disease. Gross blood in the stool is a sign of disease. It can be recognized by the…
- Cancer, cervix See: Cervical cancer