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Show more- Palate, hard The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is just in front of the soft palate
- Urinary tract infection Infection of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Not everyone with a UTI has symptoms. Common symptoms…
- Hard palate The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is the front of the palate and is in front of the…
- Hygiene The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. From the name of Hygeia, the daughter of…
- Duane syndrome See: Okihiro syndrome.
- Spongiform encephalopathy and cerebral amyloidosis See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Pheromone An agent secreted by an individual that produces a change in the sexual or social behavior of another…
- CA 15-3 A tumor marker most useful in following the course of treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer…
- Test, syphilis (FTA-ABS) The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test for syphilis is a blood serum screening test…
- Irrigate To wash out as, for example, a wound to clean it.
- Parenchyma The key elements of an organ essential to its functioning, as distinct from the capsule that encompasses it…
- Pituitary gland The main endocrine gland. It is a small structure in the head. It is called the master gland because it…