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PH, blood
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Show more- Imbibe 1. To drink, especially alcoholic beverages. 2. To absorb or take up fluid.From the Latin imbibere (to drink…
- Dry eye A deficiency of tears. The main symptom is usually a scratchy or sandy feeling as if something is in the eye…
- Amazia A condition wherein the breast tissue is absent, but the nipple is present. Amazia typically is a result of…
- Pupil The opening of the iris. The pupil may appear to open (dilate) and close (constrict) but it is really the…
- Gluteus maximus The greatest gluteal muscle and the biggest muscle in the human body. The gluteus maximus forms the bulk of…
- Thoraxes Plural of thorax
- Discordant couple A pair of long-term sexual partners in which one has a sexually transmitted infection and the other does not…
- ITP 1. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (Original use.)2. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. (Newer use). Note…
- Anvil The incus
- Takayasu disease Takayasu disease: A chronic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its branch arteries. The cause is unknown…
- Gesundheit Interjection used to wish 'good health,' especially to someone who has sneezed. In this situation, Gesundheit…
- Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…