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Hospital gown
A short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined or treated in a doctor's office, clinic, or hospital. Hospital gowns are generally disliked by patients as skimpy, ugly, ill-fitting garments often leaves one´s…
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- Telogen effluvium >The growing, or anagen, stage is the predominant phase (80% to 90% of a person's hair is usually in the…
- Bioelectric impedance analysis A seemingly simple method for determining the lean body mass. Abbreviated BIA. There are two methods of the…
- Corneal topography Also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping, corneal topography is a method of computer-assisted…
- Chyle A fluid consisting of a mixture of lymphatic fluid (lymph) and chylomicrons that has a milky appearance…
- Exon The region of a gene that contains the code for producing protein. Each exon codes for a specific portion of…
- Resident In medicine, a physician who has finished medical school and internship and is now receiving training in a…
- Nat'l Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID): One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and…
- Family, gene A group of genes related in structure and often in function. The genes belonging to a gene family are…
- Hydrocele Accumulation of fluid in the coat around the testis. Small hydroceles tend to disappear by a year of age…
- EMG syndrome The exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Sesamoiditis Inflammation of a sesamoid bone. Since the patella (kneecap) is a sesamoid bone, inflammation of the patella…