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Anesthetic, epidural
An anesthetic injected into the epidural space surrounding the fluid-filled sac (the dura) around the spine which partially numbs the abdomen and legs
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- Shotgun sequencing An approach used to decode a genome by shredding ('shotgunning') it into smaller fragments of DNA which can…
- PARK5 Familial Parkinson disease type 5
- Inhibitor, protease An agent that can keep a protease from working and splitting a protein into peptides. Protease inhibitors are…
- Tendon The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. When a…
- Extremity The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of…
- Hypertrophic Exhibiting hypertrophy (enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to increased size of…
- Hives from pressure See Pressure urticaria
- Dermatitis, atopic A skin disease characterized by areas of severe itching, redness, scaling, and loss of the surface of the…
- Transgenic Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes…